The UK is at the forefront of digital transformation in financial services and, through measures including open banking and regulatory sandboxes, as well as a focus on competitiveness in regulatory objectives, it has delivered an innovative, robust and competitive landscape for financial services firms and consumers.
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the free market think tank, the Institute of Economic Affairs comments on data showing zero GDP growth in April
Money alone cannot cure cosmic loneliness
Blog posted by: Josh Nicholson, Senior Researcher, Centre for Social Justice, 11 June 2024.
Over the past 10 years, it has often been stated that the NHS treats more than a million people every 36 hours, but is that still true?
Comments on the health and care pledges within the Conservative Party's manifesto from Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund.
Tax Freedom Day is a measure of when Britons stop paying tax, and start putting their earnings into their own pocket.
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund yesterday commented on the Liberal Democrat manifesto.
How will the next government change pensions policies? This report examines key decisions that need to be taken.
The UK is currently missing out on thousands of jobs and billions for the economy due to its slow pace at manufacturing and installing offshore wind farms, according to a new report from IPPR
In 2021, the last time that it was measured, the State Pension had a total obligation to the British people of £8.9 trillion- three times the UK's current GDP. This is set to balloon even further, due to the ratchet effect of the triple lock
In 2024 more than four billion people around the world are eligible to vote in elections.
To provide a credible vision for the country, the parties' manifestos must set out a plan to address the challenges the country is facing
Increases in council funding over the last parliament have not reversed big cuts made during the 2010s, with spending on many services still down 40%.
Rural Scots, particularly those living on low incomes, feel let down by Holyrood as poor bus provision leaves them stranded or reliant on cars.
The next government will inherit a mixed legacy: England is one of the world's top performers in school attainment but there are deep inequalities.
The next government will inherit a mixed legacy: England is one of the world's top performers in school attainment but there are deep inequalities.
The time it takes for a patient to be seen or treated by a particular service or health practitioner is often used, alongside other metrics, as one measure of quality of care.
Following a competitive set of elections, I am delighted to announce that techUK's Scale-Up Council has now elected a new Chair and Vice-Chair. x () will lead the Council as Chair. The Vice-Chair position will be filled by x ().
Whoever is Chancellor will find it difficult to keep debt on course to fall, and borrowing to fund Labour's green investment plan would make it harder
Budget 2023 abolished the lifetime limit on tax-privileged pension savings. Labour has committed to reintroducing it. Would that be a good idea?
As Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer prepare to debate this evening, new analysis from JRF has found that alongside millions of people already in poverty, further millions are “teetering on the edge”. JRF is calling on the party leaders to set out what they will do to tackle this “stain on the moral conscience of our nation”.
Unlike NHS services, social care is not free at the point of use. Find out who is eligible for publicly funded social care, how many people have requested support, and how many people's needs are not being met.
Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund responds to the Labour Party's pledge to progress the New Hospital Programme
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