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Neurodivergent Jobs Report. Support by Need, Not Diagnosis

Only 34% of disabled people with autism were in work in 2024/25, compared with 55% of disabled people overall. An independent panel has now set out how support could change, and this article explains what it recommends and what the Government has already put in place.

Report Disability & Welfare Policy
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Prison Leavers Face Restriction Zones, Pub Bans and Tagging From 1 October

Offenders leaving prison from 1 October 2026 can be confined to areas just a few miles wide, banned from pubs and football matches, and tagged by default. Here is what the new licence powers allow, what support victims now get, and why ministers say they are needed.

Report Crime & Justice
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£190m Airbus Deal Puts More RAF A400M Atlas Aircraft in the Air

The RAF will have 13 fully mission capable A400M Atlas aircraft available every day by the end of 2027, up from 10, under a £190 million Airbus contract extension. The deal runs to April 2029 and sustains more than 350 UK jobs at RAF Brize Norton and across the supply chain.

Report Defence & Armed Forces
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Pathways to Work Innovation Fund. £60m Open, Bids Close 26 Oct

A £60 million pot is now open to businesses, charities and public bodies with new ideas for getting disabled people and those with health conditions into work, and bids close on 26 October 2026.

Report Disability & Welfare Policy
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£16m Legal Support Grant. Free Help With Eviction and Debt

Forty eight organisations across England and Wales will share £16 million to give free legal help to people facing eviction, problem debt and benefit disputes until March 2029. Here is who is delivering the advice, who it is aimed at and what the Ministry of Justice says it wants the money to achieve.

Report Legal System & Courts
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Possession Claims Move Online, the New Court Service Live in Parts of England

Social landlords in the Bradford, Huddersfield and Wandsworth court areas began filing possession claims online at noon on 29 September, with Welsh community landlords following on 15 October. Here is how a claim now moves from screen to courtroom, what defendants can do, and which cases the new service leaves out.

Report Legal System & Courts
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49 Arrests in Three Days as UK Cracks Down on Irish Border Smuggling

The Home Office has arrested 49 people in three days as part of a crackdown on Irish border smuggling gangs, with more than 100 arrests made since the election. The operation is part of Operation Comby, a multi agency effort targeting people who have passed illegally from Ireland to the UK.

Report Border Security
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Great British Grid The New Public Body to Speed Up Grid Connections

A new publicly owned body will invest in Britain's electricity network for the first time, and Irish style self build reforms cut connection times there by up to 11 months. Here is what Great British Grid will do, what stays with Ofgem and NESO.

Report Energy Infrastructure
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National Care Service, Free Personal Care Funded by Triple Lock Change

The Prime Minister has promised free personal care for older people, paid for by adjusting the Triple Lock, with savings put at £15 billion a year by the late 2030s. Here is what is fixed and the state of care the new service inherits.

Report Social Care Policy
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Triple Lock Change From 2030. DWP Projects £50bn a Year Saving

DWP modelling projects the adjusted Triple Lock would cost £15 billion less than the current version in 2039 to 2040 and £50 billion less by 2049 to 2050, while pensioner poverty falls from around 14% to 8%. What changes in April 2030, how the figures were produced and why the department says they are not forecasts.

Report Welfare & Social Security
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Government Creates Insourcing Unit and Shipbuilding Office to Back British Jobs

The two announcements, coming within 24 hours of each other, are being presented by ministers as a single, connected push to put government spending to work for British jobs, rather than two separate stories. Utility companies are being told to follow the same principle, or face legislation forcing them to.

Report Industrial Strategy
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£43m Cornwall Lithium Mine Secures Nearly £10m Government Backing

Geothermal Engineering Limited is putting £43 million into a new Cornwall lithium extraction facility, backed by a near £10 million DRIVE35 Offer in Principle. The project is expected to create around 130 jobs in total, and target commercial production of roughly 1,500 tonnes of lithium carbonate a year from 2029.

Report Industrial Strategy
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Recent Proposals

Publicly Owned Floating Solar on Existing Hydroelectric and Reservoir Sites

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.

Policy proposal Energy & Environment
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Public Ownership of Offshore Wind Through Strategic Reallocation of AI and Datacentre Spending

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.

Policy proposal Energy & Environment
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Replacing Breed Specific Dog Bans with Universal Animal Needs & Training Education

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

Policy proposal Animal Welfare & Public Safety
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Asylum Processing Center in France: A Revised Proposal

Practical alternative to failed Rwanda scheme: UK jurisdiction processing center saving £400-600 million annually with safe legal routes

Policy proposal Immigration & Refugee Policy
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Streamlining Crypto Taxation: Making the UK a Web3 Hub

Create a unified capital gains tax framework with £1,000 annual allowance to democratize digital asset access

Policy proposal Economic Policy & Digital Innovation
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Solar on Every New House

Mandate affordable solar installations on all new builds to accelerate net zero without increasing house prices

Policy proposal Climate Policy & Housing
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Limiting Profit on Essential Goods and Services

Cap profit margins at 10% on essential goods to combat the cost of living crisis

In Development Economic Reform
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Securing Home Networks

Government cybersecurity education and ISP security requirements for national resilience

Technical Review Cybersecurity & Infrastructure
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Meaningful Punishments for Political Misconduct

Independent enforcement with wealth scaled penalties for political violations

Constitutional Review Political Accountability
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Recent Guides

What Is the Online Safety Act 2025?

Implications and controversies

Main Guide Digital Rights
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Securing Your Home Network

Essential cybersecurity for citizens

Main Guide Digital Security
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DNS Filtering Setup

Protect your family and devices

Main Guide Digital Security
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Informed Election Voting

Research topics, don't waste your vote

Main Guide Democratic Participation
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How Parliament Works

From bills to backbenchers

Beginner Civic Education
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Joining Public Consultations

Influencing policy before it's passed

Civic Toolkit Political Engagement
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Decoded News

Independent reporting and explainers on UK government policy, parliamentary developments, and public affairs

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Reform Proposals

Explore policy ideas to improve governance and restore public trust

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Civic Guides

Educational resources and how to guides for informed citizenship

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Comment & Analysis

Evidence based opinion pieces and alternative analysis from diverse perspectives

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