Angela Rayner’s workers’ rights reforms to cost taxpayers almost £1bn, say Tories
The employment overhaul will give staff the right to more generous sick pay, parental leave and increased protection from ...
House Democrats push security probe of Elon Musk's team
Democrats on the U.S. House oversight committee on Thursday called for an investigation of potential national security ...
Swinney grilled on soaring costs of new prison
Swinney accused Sarwar of trying to “scare off” investment in renewable energy and categorically denied the green light for new nuclear power facilities would be given. Scottish Greens’ co-leader ...
UK construction activity contracts as ‘full impact’ of Budget sets in
The latest S&P Global construction purchasing managers’ index showed a reading of 48.1 in January, down sharply from 53.3 in ...
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UK expands nuclear power plans with SMRs and regulatory reforms
The UK government has announced a shift in its nuclear energy policy to approve additional nuclear power plants across ...
Sweeping reform of the electoral laws puts democracy at risk. They shouldn’t be changed on a whim
The biggest changes to the electoral donations laws in 40 years risk undermining democracy by favouring the major parties ...
Nigel Farage promises voters are in for a 'big surprise' as he teases major announcement
The Reform UK leader held a press conference this afternoon expressing his fury at news of local elections being cancelled ...
Mandelson’s quiet links to Team Trump could help win over the president
The Labour grandee, now flying to the US as ambassador, enjoys previously overlooked connections to the president’s inner ...
Labour Is Failing to Sell Its Growth Agenda to Voters
Growing the economy is essential for better living standards. But the government has work to do in making that convincing.
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'UK must reform green auctions to help pair wind with energy storage'
The UK government must reform its annual renewables auction to allow more energy storage and green hydrogen facilities to ...
Nigel Farage's Reform UK overtakes Labour to top polling for the first time - while winning support of one in four who voted Conservative last time
Reform UK have overtaken Labour in the polls for the first time, with the latest estimate putting them one point ahead of ...
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The Politics of Social Assistance in Lebanon: Social Protection, Sectarianism, and Lebanon’s Fragmented Social Contract
This working paper explores the contemporary politics of social assistance (and social protection more broadly) in Lebanon, filling multiple gaps in existing academic and policy literature on ...