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7/12/2024
Stay Safe Online At Christmas - Regularly Check Bank Statements
Santa's not the only one making a list. Keep an eye on your bank statements for any suspicious activity during the holiday season - Keeping an eye on your bank statements is crucial, especially during the Christmas season when fraudulent activities tend to increase.
7/12/2024
Base Rate Cut Hopes Fade
An air of uncertainty hangs over what might happen to mortgage rates next. Despite a drop in the base rate of interest in November, the cost of fixed mortgage rates has surged higher following the concern that the base rate may not fall as fast as previously thought.7/12/2024
Generative Ai Is Making Traditional Ways To Measure Business Success Obsolete
Businesses are already being radically transformed by artificial intelligence (AI). Tools now exist that offer instantaneous, high-quality results in improving certain operations without the burden of high costs or delays.7/12/2024
Russian Rouble Collapse Exposes Deep Problems In The Country's Economy
The Russian rouble dropped to 110 against the US dollar on November 27, its lowest level since the start of the war in Ukraine. It has since rallied slightly, but the rouble is still down by 8% against the dollar over the past month.7/12/2024
Bank Of England - UK Household And Corporate Debt Vulnerabilities
The outlook for UK growth over the coming year is a little stronger than it was at the time of the Financial Stability Report (FPC)'s Q3 meeting. The aggregate mortgage debt-servicing ratio is expected to continue to rise modestly, but the share of households in arrears or with high debt-servicing burdens has remained relatively low and the outlook for mortgage borrower resilience has improved in line with the domestic economic outlook.7/12/2024
Three Ways The UK Can Get People Working Again - Without Punishing Them - Job Centre Or Sanction Centre
The UK government has put forward ambitious plans to reform the UK's employment support system. Helping people to find, stay in and succeed at work is a complex policy area.
7/12/2024
Five Easy Ways To Make Your Online Shopping More Sustainable This Festive Season
Throughout the holiday season, the urgent need for sustainable consumption is clear. Some 300,000 tonnes of clothing and 471 million small electrical everyday items end up in household waste in the UK in a year, with the number of unwanted items increasing significantly just after Black Friday.7/12/2024
Getting Britain To Work Without Blaming ‘scroungers' - Can Starmer Change The Narrative?
At face value, the government's approach to "get Britain working" marks a pointed departure from the toxic anti-welfare rhetoric of recent decades. Both Keir Starmer and his work and pensions secretary, Liz Kendall, have been at pains to distance themselves from on-off moral panics about "scroungers" that stretch back to the 1970s.
7/12/2024
Scotrail Clamps Down On Ticket Fraud
ScotRail is clamping down on people who deliberately try to avoid paying the correct fare for their journey. The train operator is taking further steps to tackle ticket fraud through a series of visible and behind-the-scenes initiatives which aim to minimise ticketless travel, safeguard public money, and improve the overall customer experience.
7/12/2024
The Surprising Truth About Why Wealth Inequality Hasn't Risen - And The Less Surprising Reality That Britain Is Still Unfair
"The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer" is a slogan of at least 200 years' standing, and one that feels apt in today's Britain of burgeoning foodbanks and bumper executive bonuses. Indeed, most people who worry about wealth inequality would take it as read that it's been getting worse.
6/12/2024
Nearly £1 Million Investment For British Coastal Towns To Grow Local Economies
Funding will enable clusters to connect the maritime sector with local businesses, which will drive private investment into regional maritime. coastal communities will benefit from nearly £1 million to boost local economies, link businesses with industry and get more people into maritime.
6/12/2024
Ministers Set To Unleash Biggest Building Boom In Half A Century
Pledge to make planning decisions on at least 150 major. infrastructure projects and deliver 1.5 million homes in this Parliament.
6/12/2024
British-Irish Council To Meet In Scotland
First Minister John Swinney will welcome political leaders to Scotland as he hosts the 42nd Summit meeting of the British-Irish Council. The First Minister will hold talks with the UK Prime Minister, the Taoiseach and Tánaiste, Prif Weinidog Cymru (the First Minister of Wales), the First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, the Chief Minister of Jersey and the Chief Minister of Guernsey.
6/12/2024
Applications Are Now Open For The 2025 Apprenticeship Scheme At Sellafield Ltd
With both apprenticeships and degree schemes available covering a wide range of disciplines from business administration to mechanical engineering and nuclear operations, these opportunities are available in both Cumbria and Warrington. The positions provide first-class training and learning new skills on the job, ensuring that apprentices are well-equipped for their future careers.
6/12/2024
Nuclear 2024 Conference - Energy Secretary Speech
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, spoke at the Nuclear Industry Association's Nuclear 2024 conference. Can I just start by saying what a pleasure it is to be at this conference.6/12/2024
Help For Vulnerable Brits To Access Banking And Credit In Spotlight
People with poor credit histories could receive new support to access banking, affordable credit and other financial services. Lloyds Banking Group, Aviva, Experian, and consumer groups including Citizens Advice and the Money & Mental Health Policy Institute to join new committee.6/12/2024
Opportunities Of Glasgow Games - Minister Speaks At State Of The City Economy Conference
Investment Minister Tom Arthur is encouraging business to grasp the opportunities of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. At the State of the City Economy Conference later today, Mr Arthur will say that Glasgow can showcase international leadership when it hosts the event.6/12/2024
Keir Starmer Speech On Plan For Change - 5 December 2024
Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a speech on the government's Plan for Change at Pinewood Studios. And as Ange said, it's great to be here at the iconic Pinewood Studios.
6/12/2024
PM Keir Starmer Sets Out Blueprint For Decade Of National Renewal
The Prime Minister has set out the milestones for how government will deliver on its national missions through a Plan for Change to drive real improvements for working people. The Prime Minister has set out the milestones for how government will deliver on its national missions through a Plan for Change to drive real improvements for working people.
6/12/2024
