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Small businesses can now get Cyber Essentials certification for between £80 and £125 plus VAT, thanks to a 75% government discount backed by £2.4 million. Here is who qualifies, how the free supplier route works and what the 14 new Software Security Ambassadors have signed up to.
Read Article →The NHS in England now has 125 more CT and MRI scanners than in March 2024, and 107 of them sit in community diagnostic centres that delivered an extra million scans a year. Here is what the new machines and AI assisted MRI software change for patients waiting on a cancer diagnosis, and what the figures do not yet show.
Read Article →Some 2,800 troops from 11 nations, 300 of them British, will rehearse in Poland from 9 to 22 November how a force for Ukraine would move, protect and supply itself once the fighting stops. The article sets out what the Multinational Force Ukraine is, what the Ministry of Defence says it would and would not do, and what the exercise will test.
Read Article →Six banks now have defined jobs on DIGIT, the UK's first digitally native government bond, and the pilot is expected to be issued by Q1 2027. The article sets out who does what, how investors will reach the bond, and what the government has yet to confirm.
Read Article →Twelve Ukrainian drone manufacturers demonstrated combat ready uncrewed systems to UK industry, investors and military officials at Larkhill Garrison on Salisbury Plain on 30 October 2026. Here is what the Ministry of Defence says the event is meant to achieve, who spoke, and how it fits with the new Kyiv Business Centre.
Read Article →A 2 GW cable running mostly offshore between Suffolk and Kent has been granted development consent, enough capacity for the equivalent of 2 million homes. Here is how the decision was reached, what was approved and what still has to happen before power flows.
Read Article →The government is putting £3.4 million into a pilot that will give 200 high growth UK firms a year of free expert support, with applications open until January 2027. You will see who qualifies, what the programme offers and how the scheme fits into the Budget's wider push for founders.
Read Article →The UK and Poland have agreed a five strand defence plan covering air defence missiles, drones, cyber security, frigates and Baltic Sea patrols. You will see what each strand commits both countries to, and what the government has not yet put figures on.
Read Article →The Chancellor has delivered a Budget that HM Treasury says gives families and businesses "breathing space" from rising costs, while setting up longer term changes to energy, housing, defence and the way public money is invested.
Read Article →Around three million people who drive for work will keep a 55p tax free mileage rate, and unpaid carers will stop losing their entire Carer's Allowance for earning a penny over the limit. This article sets out what each of the five fixes does, who is covered and what the government has not yet said about timing.
Read Article →The fixed daily fee on household gas bills, worth about £108 a year for the typical home, is being removed, and the Treasury says 60% of account holding households could save an average of £45 a year. This article explains how the change works, who may not see a saving and what the government has yet to confirm.
Read Article →Almost £800 million a year in promised savings, including £290 million from simpler company reporting and £155 million from extended tariff suspensions on more than 250 products. Here is what the Chancellor's package changes for businesses, what small firms get, and which details are still to come.
Read Article →Deploy publicly owned floating photovoltaic installations on grid-connected reservoir and hydroelectric sites via GB Energy, eliminating the grid connection bottleneck that delays conventional solar projects.
Resulting in up to 8.9 GW by 2030, 58.6 GW by 2050, £30bn+ cumulative GVA, 15,000+ FTE jobs annually, and reduced reservoir evaporation supporting water security alongside clean power.
Read Proposal →Reallocate £5-6bn from AI/datacentre subsidies into publicly owned offshore wind capacity through GB Energy, with full impact assessment and fiscal neutrality analysis.
Resulting in lower household bills, long term public revenue, reduced energy volatility, and strengthened industrial competitiveness.
Read Proposal →Replace breed bans with mandatory training programmes for all dog owners, addressing the real causes of aggression: poor training, unmet welfare needs, and owner misunderstanding.
Resulting in better public safety
Read Proposal →Practical alternative to failed Rwanda scheme: UK jurisdiction processing center saving £400-600 million annually with safe legal routes
Read Proposal →Create a unified capital gains tax framework with £1,000 annual allowance to democratize digital asset access
Read Proposal →Mandate affordable solar installations on all new builds to accelerate net zero without increasing house prices
Read Proposal →Cap profit margins at 10% on essential goods to combat the cost of living crisis
Read Proposal →Government cybersecurity education and ISP security requirements for national resilience
Read Proposal →Independent enforcement with wealth scaled penalties for political violations
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Read Analysis →Explore policy ideas to improve governance and restore public trust
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