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Bridget Phillipson has convened experts, ministers and local leaders on a new national taskforce to root out misogyny, as figures show nearly 4 million adults endure domestic abuse every year. Here's what the taskforce will examine first, and how it links to the drive to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
Read Article →Regional mayors, business leaders and college principals met the Education Secretary at a Manchester summit on 10 September, as new PISA data showed England holding steady while global scores slipped. Here's what the meeting means for 14 to 19 education reform and England's nearly 1 million NEET young people.
Read Article →Knife enabled robbery has fallen by 23% since June 2024 in seven pilot police forces, with more than 3,600 fewer robberies recorded. Here's how the government is rolling that approach out to over 230 areas and what local plans will actually involve.
Read Article →Great British Energy has launched £30 million in grants for community owned clean energy projects, the first wave of a promised £1 billion Local Power Plan.
Read Article →Six NHS trailblazer sites will share £1.5 million to test a new model of neighbourhood care, backed by a £250 million pledge from Macmillan Cancer Support over the next three to five years.
Read Article →The MOD has awarded £416m in new contracts for Army surveillance drones and confirmed a study for Britain's first long range anti armour weapon in 30 years.
Read Article →McLaren will invest around £500 million to expand UK manufacturing in Woking and South Yorkshire, creating 1,000 new jobs by 2032, ministers have confirmed.
Here's where the money is going, what it means for South Yorkshire and Woking, and how it fits into the government's reindustrialisation push.
Read Article →Fourteen councils already relying on Exceptional Financial Support will share £91 million over two years to redesign services like adult social care and temporary accommodation. Here's which councils are getting what, what they plan to spend it on, and how it fits into the government's wider push to fix local government funding.
Read Article →A new bill introduced in the House of Lords would make it a criminal offence, punishable by up to two years in prison, to run a social media platform in the UK without an Ofcom licence. Here's what the Social Media Platforms (Ofcom Licensing) Bill proposes, who's behind it, and how far it could realistically get through Parliament.
Read Article →Fishermen across England can now apply for grant funding towards new engines and gearboxes for their boats, after the government expanded one of its main fishing industry funding schemes.
Read Article →Five hundred new officers are being recruited to track dirty money, disrupt organised crime networks and seize criminal assets, the Home Office and HM Treasury announced today. The recruits will be deployed across police forces, the National Crime Agency and the Crown Prosecution Service, following the money behind serious and organised crime, including Russian and other international money laundering networks.
Read Article →Pubs, shops, festivals and music venues across England and Wales can now accept digital proof of age for alcohol sales, alongside the physical ID checks they've always used. The rules, which came into force on Tuesday 15 September 2026, let customers verify they are over 18 using a certified app on their phone rather than handing over a passport or driving licence.
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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