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UK Government invests £400m in OneWeb: An opportunity to play a leading role in SatComms

The UK Government has announced that it will take a £400 million stake in UK-headquartered satellite communications company OneWeb which, following the well-publicised financial difficulties of a ...

New IFS research highlights worsening household finances and disproportionate impact on lowest-income households

Abrupt falls in employment, earnings and incomes seen in April after lockdown showed no signs of unwinding in May. Meanwhile, non-payment of household bills, which had already increased sharply after ...

School attendance to be mandatory in England from September

Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, has announced that attendance will be mandatory in English schools for all pupils from September, and that schools will be expected to teach a full ...

Combating climate change – why investors should keep their shares in fossil fuel companies

As we begin to engage with the climate emergency and the impact of carbon dioxide emissions, calls have grown to stop investing in companies engaged in fossil fuel production – a practice known as ...

14% of 'shielded' people need to visit shops to access groceries, according to Which? survey

New research released by consumer group Which? today paints a stark picture of the hardship many vulnerable people are facing. Their survey, running from the 29th of May to the 17th of June, found ...

UK Government invests £400m in OneWeb: An opportunity to play a leading role in SatComms

New IFS research highlights worsening household finances and disproportionate impact on lowest-income households

School attendance to be mandatory in England from September

Gavin Williamson, the education secretary, has announced that attendance will be mandatory in English schools for all pupils from September, and that schools will be expected to teach a full ...

Combating climate change – why investors should keep their shares in fossil fuel companies

14% of 'shielded' people need to visit shops to access groceries, according to Which? survey

Germany amps up battery production with massive state subsidies

To meet its Paris Agreement commitments, as well as other domestic decarbonisation objectives, the German government has recently ramped up investment in renewables. Part of this is through an ...

Georgian parliament ratifies constitutional amendments introducing proportional representation

Earlier this week (29th June), the Parliament of Georgia voted to adopt a series of constitutional amendments designed to strengthen Georgia's democracy. This follows an electoral reform ...

Book review: The Monstrous Member

I don’t think I’m the only ex-Labour member who is still traumatised by 2015, or the only liberal who still has nightmares about 2016. The atmosphere was unique and grim, and looking back it is ...