What has the UK government agree to do concerning tobacco packaging?But that isn't why the government — under pressure from cancer charities, health workers and the Labour party — has agreed to legislate for standardized packaging. The theory is that smoking should be stripped of any appeal ...
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However, while the Labour Party suggests that a two-tier system will be simpler, there is also recognition that a transition to this may not be straightforward. Labour has committed to consult in detail on how it might work and acknowledges that this proposal will take time to review ...
The EU Customs Union has been in place since 1968, but since the UK left the bloc, trade barriers have been erected which has added to costs for companies moving goods between the UK and Europe. Negotiating a new customs union would be tricky as the UK is wary of ...
With a General Election on 4 July 2024 and the Labour Party ahead in the polls, we take a look at what the Labour Party pledge to do on employment law if elected.
The Labour Party has been in power for the past 13 years in the UK. What is its legacy in education? What have been the salient aspects of its policy interventions, and what impact have these policies had on the practice of English teachers? With its assumption of a straightforward ...
Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) unionist politicians in Belfast believe Northern Ireland is being carved out from the rest of the UK and treated in too different a fashion. This stems in part from the practical problems being experienced by businesses. ...
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, broadly echoed McManus' comments in a note published this week, but added that there could be some impact on the economy. "A widely predicted Labour win in the UK could usher in an era of greater stability for the UK …...
Keir Starmer, who is now the leader of the UK opposition Labour party but was in charge of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) from 2008 to 2013, says all the convictions should be revisited. "It might be possible to get these cases back before the Court of Appeal quickl...
An exit poll projected the Conservative Party garnered just 131 seats, with the Labour Party forecast to win 410 seats. [Yes, King Charles III is Britain's formal head of state. You canread here aboutwhat limited power that actually conveys.] ...