News Archive
15/6/2025
Britain is turning into a National Health State, as lower-income families gain most from Spending Review
The British state is slowly turning into a National Health State. With half of all public-service spending set to allocated to health and social care by the end of the decade, according to the Resolution Foundation's overnight analysis of Spending Review 2025.15/6/2025
Spending review delivers big boosts for health and defence - but Rachel Reeves is focused on investment
UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered the government's spending review, setting out its plans and priorities for the next three years. The aim of the review is of course to allocate spending over that time period - but this government is keen for economic growth and so has directed the funds to try to boost GDP.15/6/2025
The political opportunism behind Reform UK's support for abolition of the two-child limit on benefits
The leader of Reform UK, Nigel Farage, recently announced that if in government, his party would abolish the two-child limit on benefits. This social security policy restricts the payment of means-tested benefits to the first two children of a family.15/6/2025
It's time to stop debating whether AI is genuinely intelligent and focus on making it work for society
Half of entry-level white collar jobs might cease to exist in the near future, according to Dario Amodei, the CEO of leading AI company Anthropic. Amodei, whose company is behind the Claude platform, has since called for transparency standards requiring companies making AI models to demonstrate how they are handling risks such as the AI enabling cyberattacks or helping to make bioweapons.15/6/2025
Boosting university spin-outs - Capitalising on Scottish innovation, ideas and expertise
New initiatives taking advantage of Scotland's world-class reputation as an innovation nation have been announced by the Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes. Three projects, backed by £4.4 million, are designed to help turn ground-breaking research across the country's universities and colleges into high-growth businesses that create jobs and support economic growth.15/6/2025
Why is Britain's economy so unhealthy? - The Spectator
The Spectator's economics editor Michael Simmons is joined by the outgoing boss of the Institute for Fiscal Studies Paul Johnson and the CEO of the Resolution Foundation Ruth Curtice to understand why Britain's economy is in such a bad place. Given it feels like we are often in a doom loop of discussion about tax rises, does this point to a structural problem with the British economy?.15/6/2025
The UK is gearing up for autonomous warfare - but missing the reality of war today
The UK is facing a security crisis. Great power competition has returned, and the threat of hostility from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea is increasing.15/6/2025
Number soup on Spending Review day from all sides
The Fraser of Allender Institute weekly review tackles the Spending Review from Rachel Reeves. One of the roles we play on a day with big fiscal announcements is to explain all the numbers flying about from different politicians - to set out which numbers are illuminating, and which are misleading.
15/6/2025
Where should governments spend your money? The impossible maths of political and moral decisions
Whenever the UK government decides to spend public money on a new project, it needs to weigh up the costs against the value of the benefits it hopes to achieve. And it's rarely a simple calculation.15/6/2025
NHS-dominated Spending Review leaves little to rebuild other public services
The NHS has again grabbed the lion's share (90 per cent) of the extra funding for day-to-day public services allocated at the Spending Review, with inflation-adjusted per-person spending flat or falling for most other departments, leaving little to rebuild other public services, the Resolution Foundation said on Wednesday. After two fiscal events dominated by tax rises and welfare cuts, Spending Review 2025 was finally an opportunity for the Chancellor to deliver good news by allocating an additional £149 billion of day-to-day public service spending (RDEL) and £115 billion of capital spending (CDEL) relative to plans inherited from the last Government.15/6/2025
Nuclear energy is a risky investment, but that's no reason for the UK government to avoid it
The UK government's investment of around £14 billion in a new nuclear power plant marks a big economic shift for the country's approach to energy. The Sizewell C plant in Suffolk will be the second of a new generation of reactors to be built in the country, after Hinkley Point C in Somerset, which is expected to open in 2031.15/6/2025
The End of Light Goods Vehicle Acquired Rights
Over the past year the Office of the Traffic Commissioner has been working with the 293 operators who relied on a transport manager that holds an Acquired Rights Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for light goods vehicles. As the certificate could only be used to satisfy the professional competence requirements on an operator's licence until 20 May 2025, it was important that they had a suitably qualified person specified on their operator's licence before this date.15/6/2025
Tech giants join government to kick off plans to boost British worker AI skills
Leading tech firms have partnered with government to deliver AI skills training to 7.5 million UK workers. Leading tech firms join talks with ambitions to train 7.5 million UK workers in essential AI skills.
15/6/2025
Disappearing Babies As UK Economy Falters - A Brief Look
The UK's fertility rate has fallen to around 1.44 children per woman in England and Wales—the lowest on record—and even lower in Scotland at about 1.3. Raising a child in the UK is no small financial feat! According to recent estimates, the cost of raising a child to age 18 is around £260,000 for a couple and £290,000 for a lone parent.15/6/2025
Using Windows 10? Do THIS Now Before It's Too Late! - Well worth a look
If you are using windows 10 on you computer, laptop etc dont just look a the video follow the suggestions. Remember the clock is already ticking until support for Windows 10 ends..
15/6/2025
School holiday meals for more children who are most in need thanks to transformative support package
Children most in need across the country will be kept from going hungry during the school holidays thanks to funding announced in the Spending Review. Major support package will help ensure the poorest children don't go hungry in the school holidays and give vital support to communities.
15/6/2025
UK looks to military gap years to boost recruitment in the face of growing geopolitical tension
The UK government recently endorsed proposals in its strategic defence review to consider the creation of military gap years for young people in the UK. It would potentially be similar to a scheme offered by the Australian Defence Force.15/6/2025
In an uncertain world, how do we make decisions?
Economists assume that we don't need to make decisions because they think we are possessed of perfect knowledge, so knowing what to do is innate to us. But that's nonsense.
14/6/2025
People are Regretting putting Solar Panels on their Houses!
OK this is an American video but it may make you think hard about solar panels..
14/6/2025
