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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%).

IFS - Decades of benefit reforms have pushed more people into work but very often into part-time, low-paid work with li

UK benefit reforms in recent decades have followed a consistent pattern of resulting in higher employment than the system they replaced - but usually in part-time, low-paid work which rarely leads to career progression.

How the DDaT Profession Framework supports our Business Analysts

How does the Digital, Data and Technology Profession Framework support the careers of Business Analysts at the Home Office? Simon and Rosie explain.

IfGs annual Whitehall stocktake reveals impact of political turbulence on civil service performance

How political turmoil has contributed to record levels of staff turnover and declining morale in the civil service.

Inspired by nature: chance to collaborate on underwater technology

Funding from NavyX and Dstl will back PhD programmes researching new methods of underwater propulsion and design, taking cues from the natural world.

New OEP Report: Environment in England remains under serious threat

Report sets out recommendations to get England back on track with its environmental targets

Report: UNODC Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022

Take IMF forecasts with a fistful of salt, says IEA economist

Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs commented on the International Monetary Fund's forecast that the UK economy will shrink by 0.6 per cent in 2023

Be part of the techUK Local Digital Capital Index Working Group

We are inviting techUK members to apply for a position to sit on the Local Digital Capital Index Working Group and get involved in the creation of the third edition of the Index which we will publish later in this year.

Digital skills scheme for veterans backed by 6 techUK members

Tech sector firms including Capita, Northrop Grumman, Atos, Leonardo UK, Fujitsu and Leidos are supporting the 15,000 Futures initiative created by WithYouWithMe to support veterans into tech sector jobs

DLUHC Housing and Planning Minister visits Buckinghamshire Council to see new Digital Planning software in action

DLUHC's Housing and Planning Minister, Lucy Frazer, visited Buckinghamshire Council on the 26 January to learn more about Buckinghamshire's experience of being part of the Open Digital Planning (ODP) project, demo new user-centred Digital Planning services and hear more about the council's wider ideas for streamlining the planning system as part of the department's Digital Planning Programme.

IPPR responds to BBC review of impartiality in coverage of tax, spending and public debt

Carys Roberts, executive director of IPPR responds to the BBC's review assessing whether due impartiality is being achieved across its coverage of taxation and public spending, and whether a breadth of voices and viewpoints are being reflected

Register for 2023 Chemical Weapons Demilitarisation Conference

Dstl will host the 25th CWD Conference, bringing together international experts and promoting collaboration to achieve a future free from chemical weapons.

The next few years risk giving us a very unlucky generation of workers

The early 1980s were not a good time to be coming out of school or college. Nor was the period between 2008 and 2010. These were deep recessions and in recessions it is hard for young people to get good jobs.

Government must move faster on economic reform, says IEA policy expert

Matthew Lesh, Head of Public Policy at the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's speech outlining the government's economic priorities