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Shares in UK gambling firms fall £2bn amid talk of higher taxes in budget

Thinktank reports saying sector should be hit with extra £900m to £3bn in levies prompt market selloff

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2024

Liverpool shows Labour how long-term sickness blights lives and the economy

This year’s party conference is taking place in a city where Covid and austerity have led to high levels of economic inactivity

The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024

Building a healthier population and a healthier economy in Britain

Letters: From workplaces and schools to our vast expanse of green spaces, readers suggest routes to better health in response to an IPPR report

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2024

People in England driving more, cycling less and walking further, survey shows

Department for Transport’s annual travel poll shows car or van trips up 8% as Covid-era shift to cycling fizzles away

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024

Presenteeism: what is causing Britain’s working-while-sick epidemic?

Insecure work is widely acknowledged as a key cause but high workloads and management culture also play a role

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024

People who refuse to take sick days are costing the economy billions every year, analysis says

A report calls for a ‘health-led economy’

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2024

Hidden cost of UK workplace sickness rockets to £100bn a year, report finds

Rising bill largely result of ‘staggering’ levels of presenteeism causing loss of productivity

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2024

Keir Starmer appoints two influential leftwing critics as government advisers

Both had warned against ditching £28bn green spending pledge and urged scrapping of two-child benefit cap

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2024

Report shows lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage

Voter turnout was 10 percent lower in areas with the most Muslims as Israel’s war on Gaza remains a key issue.

Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2024

Lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage, report shows

IPPR thinktank finds that only 52% of the British adult population cast their ballots on 4 July

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024