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techUK supports #SaferInternetDay 2023

techUK is delighted to support the 20th edition of #SaferInternetDay, which is celebrating with the theme Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online'

The night sky in February

This month provides a great chance to see a comet and watch Venus and Jupiter appear to move towards each other.

Brexit: Opportunity for UK to Promote Human Rights in Free Trade Agreements

The UK faces criticism for its approach to human rights in new FTAs

Event round-up: Ministerial Roundtable on AI Skills with DCMS

The UK must develop, attract and train the best people to build and use artificial intelligence (AI) in order to maintain the country's position as a world-leader in this field and unlock the societal and economic benefits this technology can bring. However, accessing talent will be one of the biggest challenges of 2023, as shown by techUK's most recent Digital Economy Monitor.

IFS - A blueprint for a better tax treatment of pensions

How should pensions be taxed? We propose income tax and National Insurance reforms that would more evenly support pension saving.

IFS - Scottish councils may face cuts over the next two years even with 5% council tax increases

Even if Scottish councils were to increase council tax by 5% a year in each of the next two years they may face real-terms cuts to their funding.

Ministry of Defence publishes Cloud Strategic Roadmap

The Cloud Strategic Roadmap for Defence sets out the MOD's intent to coordinate and accelerate the most ambitious plans for hyperscale cloud adoption across Defence.

Record BP profits scandalous says IPPR

The UK's leading progressive thinktank, IPPR, has responded to the announcement that BP has made 4 billion ($4.8 billion) in profits in the last quarter (Oct-Dec), taking their total annual profits for 2022 to 23 billion ($27.7 billion).

Adam Smith Inst - A Global Minimum Corporate Tax could derail Levelling Up

Cross-industry call for crucial reforms to Apprenticeship Levy

Government must fix 3.5 billion mistake on apprenticeships says four leading trade bodies, this National Apprenticeship Week.

IFS - Our complex and poorly targeted system of tax subsidies for pensions needs reform

How should pensions be taxed? We propose income tax and National Insurance reforms that would more evenly support pension saving.

IPPR - New polling: Overwhelming national support for scrapping unliveable apprenticeship wages

Over three quarters of the public (78 per cent) do not think they could live on the Apprenticeship Minimum Wage, according to new polling by Opinium for the London Progression Collaboration ahead of National Apprenticeship Week.

IEA - Bank of England must avoid oversteering on interest rates, warns economist

Dr Andrew Lilico, Chairman of the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee and Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs Commented on the Bank of England's decision to increase interest rates to 4 per cent

IEA - Football regulator would put countrys most successful export at risk

Professor Len Shackleton, IEA Editorial and Research Fellow, and author of the report Red Card, commented on the revival of plans to set up a new independent football regulator

IFS - Council and school funding

After health, funding for Scottish councils is the second largest item in the Scottish Government's Budget.

IPPR - Shell profit transfers inexcusable and demands action

The UK's leading progressive thinktank, IPPR, has responded to the announcement that Shell has made 7.9 billion ($9.8bn) in profits in the last quarter (Oct-Dec 2022), taking their total profits in 2022 to 32.2 billion ($39.9bn), and yesterday announced a new round of share buybacks transferring a further 3.2 billion ($4bn) to shareholders.

IPPR responds to interest rate rise

The UK's leading progressive thinktank, IPPR, has responded to the announcement that the Bank of England has raised UK interest rates to their highest level for 14 years as it has just lifted them for the tenth time in a row, increasing them by half a percentage point to 4 per cent.

New Chair appointed for UK Spectrum Policy Forum

Abhaya Sumanasena has been appointed as the new Chair of the UK SPF. Sumanasena succeeds David Meyer, who recently stepped down after serving as Chair for the last seven and a half years.

Profound questions about who we look after when times are hard - JRF

Peter Matejic, Chief Analyst at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation responded to the latest report from the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England

techUK | Financial Services Council | Nominations now Open

techUK's Financial Services Council is now open for nominations to join its renewed term of office

Delivery Managers share the advice that changed their practice forever

Looking backwards propels you forwards No one in the Delivery Management profession has had the same journey into their careers, but we all started somewhere. We've shared the diversity of routes into the profession in blogs from Nic, Amy & ...

IFG - Ministers should empower locally elected leaders to be net zero trailblazers

A new Institute for Government report calls on the UK government to put England's mayors at the heart of its net zero strategy and give England's locally-elected leaders the powers and funding to become trailblazers in transitioning to a green economy.

A Birds Eye View of the Procurement Bill

The opportunities, impact, and the next steps for the Procurement Bill.

IEA - Landmark European study finds high taxes and harsh regulation worsen cost-of-living crisis

As inflationary pressures bite, new research finds excessive taxation and intolerable administrative barriers across European countries are disproportionately hitting the poorest households.

IEA - Shadow MPC votes to hold interest rates for risk of monetary overkill

At its most recent meeting, the Shadow Monetary Policy Committee has recommended that interest rates be held at 3.5 per cent at upcoming next MPC meeting. Five members voted for a hold, with two preferring a 25 basis points rise (0.25%) and two preferring 50 basis points (0.5%).