The UK may have narrowly slipped into a technical recession at the end of 2023, according to estimates from a leading think-tank, underscoring the fragile health of the economy as the country heads towards a general election. Gross domestic product edged down by 0.1 per cent in the final thr...
By August 2023, GBP 160 million had been allocated to build some of the promised new youth centres and to refurbish old ones [27]; significant proportions of the Youth Investment Fund money also continued to be targeted towards other key government priorities. These included youth work programmes...
the foundations and core considerations underpinning the UK's sanction system (Section 1); an explanation as to how the UK sanctions regime support its foreign policy priorities (Section 2); an update of how the UK works alongside international actors,...
"We're working every day to grow our economy and deliver on this and the other government priorities, and the IMF say we are doing just that," Hunt said at an IMF press conference. In its report, the IMF said that the U.K. had weathered the recent global banking stresses well, allud...
"Cutting waiting lists is one of the government's top five priorities, and we have treated record numbers of patients over the last year. Survival rates are also improving across almost all types of cancer, and we will shortly legislate to create the first smoke-free generation - t...
Fiscal Constraints:Higher debt servicing costs will limit the Government’s ability to allocate funds to other important priorities, such as public services, infrastructure, and social programs. Austerity Measures:To manage rising debt interest payments, the Government may seek to implement austerity meas...
New UK Government Proposes Changes to Employment Law On 17 July 2024, the new Labour government set out its priorities for the coming year, announced in the King’s Speech. Charles III highlighted that the UK government will “legislate to … ban exploitative practices and enhance employment righ...
On 29 March 2023, the UK Government published a white paper on regulating AI entitled “A pro-innovation approach to AI regulation” (the “White Paper”). The White Paper set out the Government’s vision and proposals for implementing a “proportionate and pro-innovation regulatory framework”...
With the switch away from gas before the legally binding targets to cut carbon emissions in 2035, the big question is whether this government, or the next, takes on the National Infrastructure Commission's heat-pump challenge.
He went on to say that the UK government wants to reach "a long-lasting peace" in the region, which "can only be based on a two-state solution with a secure Israel living at peace with its neighbours, and a free and viable Palestinian side state al...