The Spring Statement rightly focused on initiatives to alleviate the growing costs of living crisis, however changes to the R&D tax credit and consultations on new business incentives point to a potentially significant Autumn Budget.
A new economic report published today outlines the huge value of the defence sector to UK jobs, businesses and exports.
Provide a one-off cash payment to low-income households, lower taxes, and pursue a pro-growth agenda to ease the cost of living crisis, says think-tank
Dr Arianna Giovannini, interim director of IPPR North, responds to the Spring Statement
A letter to the Prime Minister signed by 66 Conservative politicians has called on the Government to consider extending the right to work to asylum seekers and their adult dependents who have been awaiting a decision after six months.
Mark Littlewood, Director General at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on the upcoming Spring statement (Wednesday 23rd March)
Acting on a recommendation from the Telecoms Diversification Taskforce, DCMS has announced plans to establish a UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN).
DWP Digital has announced it will be expanding its operation into Birmingham and creating 130 jobs with the launch of its newest digital hub.
Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at free market think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs, commented on the figures
Blog posted by: David McCreery - trainer, consultant and project manager - Althris, March 21, 2022.
New analysis from the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) highlights the stark impact of a scheduled real-terms cut to benefits next month, as rising energy costs threaten to devastate the living standards of families on the lowest incomes.
The Government has published the final Online Safety Bill following years of consultation and a detailed pre-legislative scrutiny process that resulted in a long list of recommendations to improve the draft Bill.
Blog posted by: David Crouch - ITSM consultant, Beyond20, 18 March 2022.
New analysis says Crouch Review recommendations would threaten competition, discourage investment, and stifle innovation - and government should reconsider its support
The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, has published a consultation on its proposed new space spectrum strategy, which sets the commitment to operationalise and coordinate the space domain whilst ensuring there is appropriate spectrum available for all users.
techUK's recommendations for how the UK can leverage it's digital and tech sector to drive wider economic growth.
UKRI's first five-year strategy was launched recently (17 March 2022) at the SciTech campus at Daresbury.
Blog posted by: Gergely Pal - Project Manager, European Medicines Agency, March 15, 2022.
Every fortnight I host a stand up (these days a sit down) for the whole of my team. The focus of these stand-ups changes from fortnight to fortnight. This week we heard from a Service Owner in the Office of ...
Following recent elections, we are pleased to announce that the new Chair and Vice-Chair of techUK's Social Care Working Group have been confirmed.
On 16 March, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai and United Kingdom Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan announced joint UK-U.S.
The new battery technology harnesses the power of DNA to provide a safer, greener solution to generating power and has potential applications across society.
Vocera technology sped up communication and coordination during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis.
By setting high expectations for post-Brexit agricultural support, the government risks its ambitious reforms being seen as a failure by some (if not all) of farmers, environmentalists, taxpayers and consumers, argues a new Institute for Government report.
The Online Safety Bill has been introduced in Parliament today.
