Last year, we launched our campaign to move away from the common single-use plastics (SUPs) to reusable or biodegradable alternatives. As a publication, we decided this was the right thing to do because of the health and environmental impacts of SUPs –
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Labour’s second budget and it didn’t start well. Chaotic scenes erupted just 45 minutes before Ms Reeves’s was due to deliver her speech when the OBR’s forecast was accidentally published in full, revealing most of the budget.
Westminster is buzzing with anticipation as Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver Labour’s second budget today, and frankly, it’s looking like another hefty tax-raising affair. Despite the Chancellor’s previous claims that her first budget would be a “once in a parliament” moment, the
In all likelihood you have never heard of Hertford’s last remaining brewer but, last year, we generated just under £46m in tax. We were left with nearly £15m in profit, which is vital for our reinvestment in growth and in the maintenance
We Can’t Lead on Clean Energy if We Won’t Invest in ItAhead of the Budget, Government has a choice: back Britain’s clean energy industries or risk losing the investment, jobs and energy security they deliver. The Renewable Energy Association (REA), representing over
A thriving farming sector is the beating heart of our rural communities and a vital engine for national growth. From food security to environmental stewardship, farming underpins one of the UK’s largest manufacturing sectors, supports over 4.2 million jobs and drives investment
Picture this: you’re standing on a pristine beach, waves gently lapping at your feet. But look closer, and you are not staring at crystal clear waters, because floating in the water you spot a plastic bottle cap, a discarded straw, cigarette butts,
The roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the Head of State, or monarch, are established by conventions. One of the traditions is the political impartiality of the monarch. The common law system applied in England and Wales is a hybrid of both the
Since the building of the Palace of Westminster in the middle of the nineteenth century, not much has changed. This has therefore burned out electrical, heating, ventilation, and drainage systems; wasting-away roofs, rotting pipes, and plumbing issues are permanently muddying the interiors.
The English Parliament was the body that exerted the greatest influence on the development of representative government among those that had been fashioned in Europe during the Middle Ages. Parliament arose out of assemblies called by the kings to decide disputes, to
Every court in the United Kingdom is required to interpret and apply the law in a manner that is as near to the Human Rights Act as feasible. This is a requirement for all matters that courts handle. This covers both cases
We’re surrounded by single-use plastics, often without even realising it. That morning cuppa? Your tea bag might contain plastic. That cigarette butt flicked onto the street? It’s actually made from plastic fibres. And while we’re getting better at saying no to plastic
