LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – There are few areas of British life that have seen inflationary price rises quite so dramatic as private school fees. In the past 25 years, school fees have risen by well over 500 percent, with an average
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Because of concerns over plans to shut down the BBC News channel, corporation journalists may go on strike during the BBC’s centenary celebrations. The plan to combine the UK’s rolling news TV channel and BBC World News,
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Without urgent support from the government to lessen the hit from rising energy costs, the beer industry has warned that thousands of pubs face shutdown, endangering jobs in a sector currently struggling to recover from the Covid
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – An emergency planning drill to help the UK get ready for potential gas supply shortages has been doubled in size. As energy worries increase, possible scenarios—including electricity rationing—will be wargamed over four days as opposed to the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In weeks to come, it is anticipated that government funding for a brand-new, multibillion-pound nuclear power station in Suffolk will be authorised. If the investment decision in Sizewell C will be taken by the government before the
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – It has been revealed that P&O Ferries will not be prosecuted for mass-firing over 800 employees earlier this year, which prompted calls for a revision in the law. When the corporation fired hundreds of employees without cause
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In the event that the new Tory leader gives in to pressure and cancels the anticipated 80% spike in October, Labour is preparing a campaign blitz to assert its ownership of the new energy price cap policy.
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In their bitter campaign to become prime minister, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have sparred about spending and taxes, immigration, and the UK’s standing on China, but have not spoken much about many other urgent concerns. Here
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – In defiance of party leader Sir Keir Starmer, Labour’s shadow transport minister joined picketing rail employees. Sam Tarry told the BBC that he was supporting the travelling public and the transport employees who were on strike. Any
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to a committee of MPs, ministers must provide greater cost-of-living assistance payments as energy costs are predicted to increase even further this winter. They claimed that financial assistance for the poor and vulnerable needed to be
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – People are being asked to take protective measures against the growing heat as temperatures in some regions of the UK may surpass 40C (104F) for the first time. From Sunday to Tuesday, England is under an extreme
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The shadow secretary has announced that Labour will undertake a review of how to implement a national care service in England with an ambition similar to that of the 1945 government that established the NHS. Wes Streeting