Jonathan Knott

Jonathan Knott is a freelance journalist

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Trump could learn UK lessons on jobs growth

President Trump can learn from Britain as he aims to fulfil his promise of being “the greatest jobs... Read more
Government carbon capture competition ‘not value for money’, NAO says

The government did not achieve value for money from a £100m competition intended to promote carbon... Read more
Surrey plans 15% council tax hike

Surrey County Council has confirmed that it will seek to raise council tax by 15% next year in... Read more
Rob Behrens approved as parliamentary and health service ombudsman

Rob Behrens has been approved as the new parliamentary and health service ombudsman.
Housebuilding rates need ‘step change’, especially in London, says NAO

Housebuilding needs to “increase across the country”, the National Audit Office has... Read more
Social rented housing stock to reduce by 120,000, CIH predicts

More than 120,000 socially rented homes will be lost in the next four years, according to a... Read more
UK to leave single market in Brexit deal, May confirms

Prime minister Theresa May has announced the UK will not seek to remain in the European single... Read more
UK inflation climbs to highest rate since 2014

UK inflation rose to 1.6% in the year to December, the latest statistics from the Office for... Read more
NAO highlights failures of HMRC contract with Concentrix

The company contracted by HMRC to help reduce fraud and error in tax credits claims, Concentrix,... Read more
Almost all schools to lose funding under formula change, unions warn

Ninety eight per cent of schools in England face a real-terms reduction in funding per pupil under... Read more

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