Campaign groups fighting for gambling reforms in the UK were hoping for the release of the Gambling White Paper in March. But to no one’s surprise, the paper was postponed. The government first proposed the introduction of a white paper designed to reform betting laws in December 2020. » Read More
Earlier this week, Rishi Sunak announced plans to make studying maths mandatory until the age of 18, rather than 16. He says the UK have an ‘anti-maths’ mindset which is damaging to the economy, and that people must ‘stop joking about being bad at maths’ The announcement has already faced criticism, » Read More
The chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said the government is “on track” to deliver on its promise of halving inflation this year after price rises eased last month. Data published by the Office for National Statistics this morning showed that the Consumer Prices Index rose by 10.1 per cent in the 12 months to March this
Rishi Sunak claimed in a speech yesterday that the UK economy suffers from an “anti-maths mindset” that costs the economy “tens of billions per year”. It was the latest pronouncement on what has been a core if questionable theme of his premiership: his desire to convert the masses to the cult of calculus. » Read More
72 years ago, on April 18, 1951, France, West Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg signed the Schuman Declaration which marked the beginning of the European Coal and Steel Community, which later evolved into the European Union we know. In the aftermath of World War II, instead of continuing to be dissociated by political differences and
The government has been accused of creating a “transparency black hole” after it emerged that Rishi Sunak is under investigation for allegedly failing to declare an interest when being questioned by parliament’s liaison committee on 28 March. Last month, chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a pilot of incentive payments of £600 for childminders joining the profession
Prime minister Rishi Sunak will today vow to change the nation’s “anti-maths mindset” as part of a major speech on education in which he will say that all pupils in England should study some sort of maths until the age of 18. Speaking in central London, the prime minister will announce an expert-led review into
Days after Liz Truss announced her resignation outside No 10, she reportedly told allies: “I lost a battle, but I haven’t lost the war”. The Trussonomics conflict duly rolled on this week, with its lead foot soldier marching stateside — not for the first time — to advance the core tenets of her tax-cutting creed.
Companies appear to be putting concerns over high inflation to one side when it comes to their recruitment plans, with job adverts remaining at consistently high levels. In the week of the 6th-12th March there were 205,947 new job postings, 1.5% higher than the week before, according to the Recruitment & » Read More
Home office minister Chris Philip has dismissed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economic forecast for the UK, claiming the organisation’s predictions are “unduly pessimistic”. Mr Philp, the policing minister, said this morning that the UK has a “track record” of “consistently outperforming” the IMF’s forecasts — that is despite new figures showing the UK economy flatlined in
