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7 Jul 20
The UK needs to be more ready for future emergencies and less worried about the cost of being prepared, argues Cranfield University director of defence and strategy Dr Simon Harwood.
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7 Jul 20
Transport for London has borrowed £169m in the last two months from the Public Works Loan Board, as it looks to tackle the financial losses resulting from Covid-19.
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7 Jul 20
County and district councils are at loggerheads over the distribution of funding for low-income families struggling due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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6 Jul 20
Up to 13 universities could go into negative reserves this year risking long-term security without a government bailout, according to a report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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6 Jul 20
The government has announced it is to allocate £1.57bn in grants and loans to museums, galleries, theatres, independent cinemas, heritage sites and music venues, in a bid to offset the financial...
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3 Jul 20
Local government minister Simon Clarke said the government’s forthcoming devolution white paper will help the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
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3 Jul 20
Secretary of state Robert Jenrick has told local authorities he will “try his best” to secure more government funding for councils if it is needed as councils struggle to deal with financial burdens...
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3 Jul 20
Boris Johnson’s infrastructure promise offers a one-dimensional approach to helping public services recover from the shock of Covid-19, argues Chris Thomas.
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2 Jul 20
£500m additional Covid-19-related funding from central government is not enough to prevent cuts to local authority budgets, according to the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities.
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2 Jul 20
The Cabinet Office has asked for evidence on the fairness in government debt collection.
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29 Jun 20
The UK will need a job protection scheme to respond to the highest unemployment since the early 1990s, according to a report from think-tank the Resolution Foundation.
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29 Jun 20
Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised funding of £1bn for 50 major school building projects in England.
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26 Jun 20
A temporary VAT cut could help stimulate the economy, but only if timed correctly, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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26 Jun 20
Outsourcing firm Mitie has proposed a merger with facilities management firm Interserve Support Services.
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24 Jun 20
The government is set to pledge an additional £105m of funding to help keep rough sleepers off the streets post Covid-19.
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23 Jun 20
The government should raise the rates of legacy benefits to remove unfair disparity in comparison to Universal Credit, a report from the Work and Pensions Committee has said.
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19 Jun 20
The government is set to allocate an additional £1bn to help tackle the impact of lost teaching time as a result of Covid-19.
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19 Jun 20
The removal of dangerous cladding from buildings in the wake of the Grenfell disaster has slowed due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from the National...
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19 Jun 20
Public sector net debt rose to 100.9% of GDP in May, the first time debt has exceeded 100% since 1963, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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18 Jun 20
Bringing back outsourced services from the private sector could improve quality, increase reliability, and save money, according to a report from think-tank the Institute for Government.
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16 Jun 20
A reform of the tax system could raise an additional £11bn a year to help fund public services post Covid-19, according to a report from the London School of Economics and Warwick University.
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16 Jun 20
Calls have been made for the government to issue immediate help to more than one million people who have “fallen through the gaps of coronavirus support schemes”, according to a report by the...
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12 Jun 20
Almost all of adult social care directors feel they require additional funding to help them cope with Covid-19, according to a survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Care.
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11 Jun 20
The Public Accounts Committee has called on the Department for Education to set out a clear roadmap for University Technical Colleges, after a report found that UTCs were only operating at 45% of...
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9 Jun 20
An increase to taxes and making more people eligible for free care will not be enough to fix the social care system, which is “unfit for purpose”, a report from think-tank the Adam Smith Institute...