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'Damning': London youth club closures led to increase in crime, report suggests

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan described the report as ‘damning’

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2024

Scottish independence group issues convention update amid Alex Salmond memorial clash

A SCOTTISH independence group has postponed a convention it had planned for St Andrew's Day to avoid a clash with a memorial for Alex Salmond.

The National (Scotland) · Nov 11, 2024

Work experience can tackle school absences, says Manchester airport boss

Ken O’Toole says companies should be made to give young people workplace opportunities long before they turn 15

The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2024

Rachel Reeves may need extra £9bn to avoid cuts to public services, says IFS

Institute for Fiscal Studies says chancellor may have to revisit tax plans to avoid real-terms cuts in some areas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2024

UK politics live: Budget means weekly pay to rise just £13 in 20 years as IFS calls Reeves’s plans ‘unrealistic’

The Resolution Foundation has warned that the pay outlook is “dire” and many UK workers will not feel any better off by the end of this Parliament

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024

Taxes will have to rise further despite Reeves’ £40bn tax grab, IFS director warns

Rachel Reeves has hit back at criticism of her Budget after the chancellor received backing from the International Monetary

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2024

Taxes to rise higher AGAIN in next few years and wage increases hit, warn IFS economists after Reeves Budget

The Institute for Fiscal Studies also stressed that much of the National Insurance rise on employers would feed through into smaller pay rises for workers

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

‘Budget not something I want to repeat ever again’ – Reeves

The Chancellor defended her first fiscal announcement and said she does not want to repeat the £40 billion tax rises she implemented.

Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2024

Five key charts: what will underpin 2024 budget statement by Rachel Reeves?

Labour chancellor to deliver budget after speculation over tax rises, debt rule changes and promised end to austerity

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2024

What is Labour’s controversial private school VAT raid policy?

Rachel Reeves commits to new year tax rise in first Budget as chancellor

The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2024