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Keir Starmer’s Government is being urged to back a new bill aimed at limiting the size of political donations and closing loopholes that allow foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll …
Keir Starmer Urged to Back Law Blocking Foreign Billionaires Like Elon Musk From Bankrolling UK Political Parties Read More
Responding to the news that chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering approving airport expansions including Heathrow, the New Economics Foundation (NEF) has found that expanding the UK’s airports won’t deliver serious economic …
Expanding UK airports won’t deliver economic growth Read More
Last year, electric car registrations in the UK topped those of Germany. The number of UK sales (382,000 vehicles) came from growth of 21.4% on 2023, making the UK the largest …
As EV sales surge, the UK car industry could be about to reach a turning point Read More
“Misleading and untrue claims have been made by some protesters about the Science Museum and the sponsor of Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery,” the museum wrote in an …
Why Is the Science Museum Laundering a Coal Giant’s Reputation? Read More
Because I’m such great fun, I often share announcements from various Government bodies on Bluesky and Threads, provided they sound vaguely intriguing. One thing is always certain: the comments will …
All the Big Government Reforms the Media Hasn’t Been Telling You About Read More
LONDON — Celebrities and other public figures could be offered fresh legal protections to stop artificial intelligence tools mimicking their likenesses, under plans being considered by the British government. Ministers …
UK could offer celebs protection from AI clones Read More
UK education secretary Bridget Phillipson has announced that university tuition fees in England are set to rise next academic year, with the maximum fee increasing by £285 to £9,535. This will be the …
English tuition fees rise – but it’s nowhere near enough income to solve universities’ financial crisis Read More
New polling has found that a plurality of the British public support the introduction of a Universal Basic Income (UBI). A UBI is a scheme through which every person in …
Bombshell poll shows more people support Universal Basic Income than oppose it Read More
The government’s ambition to deliver a decade of national renewal will only be possible if it provides £32bn capital funding a year for mayors and local councils, new analysis from …
Mayors and councils need £32bn capital funding injection for decade of renewal Read More
A group of economists has publicly urged chancellor Rachel Reeves to reverse her stance on public investment, and relax the Treasury rules that constrain it. They argue in a letter to the …
Economists have urged Rachel Reeves to loosen the purse strings – here’s why it’s not that easy Read More