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EU Commission President Suggests UK may be Excluded From The EU Single Market
Thursday 15 September, 2016EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker wants to block UK access to single market, and condemns racism following the death of a Polish worker in Harlow, Essex in a racist attack. Six teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of th...
Concentrix Contract Not Renewed
Thursday 15 September, 2016SNP Treasury spokesperson Stewart Hosie MP has welcomed the decision by the UK government not to renew the contract with US firm Concentrix – but has said that questions remain to be answered about the award of the contract - how much was...
The Number of People Without Jobs and Looking For Work Falls By 39,000 to 1.63 Million
Wednesday 14 September, 2016ONS FIGURES SHOW-Between February to April 2016 and May to July 2016, the number of people in work increased. The number of unemployed people and the number of people not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) fell. Ther...
UK Inflation Stays at 0.6%, But Import Prices Rise Sharply as the Pound Falls
Wednesday 14 September, 2016BREXIT FALLOUT—A fall in the value of sterling since the U.K. voted to leave the European Union pushed up British firms’ raw material costs in August at the fastest annual pace in nearly half a decade, yet so far fortunately, it has yet t...
UK Boundary Commission Changes
Tuesday 13 September, 2016The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is required by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to review the parliamentary constituencies in England every 5 years. The Independent Boundary Commission for England (BCE) has published its initial pr...
GOV.UK Verify Scheme Allows Secure Access to Government Services
Tuesday 13 September, 2016GOV.UK Verify uses trusted third parties to independently confirm your identity, and provides safer and simpler access to a range of government services like viewing a driving licence or making a Universal Credit claim. To register using GOV.UK...
Tax Free Childcare Scheme Introduced
Tuesday 13 September, 2016If you’re a registered childcare provider, you’ll receive a letter from the Government inviting you to sign up online for Tax-Free Childcare. From early 2017, many parents will want to pay for childcare through Tax-Free Childcare. To rece...
SNP Say Government Is Indiscriminately Accusing Low Income Families of Benefit Fraud
Tuesday 13 September, 2016The Scottish National Party has called on the UK government to stop the “unethical and discriminatory” practice of sending phishing letters to low income families accusing them of committing fraud and then cutting off benefits without war...
DWP Select Committee
Monday 12 September, 2016Work and Pensions Committee Wednesday 14 September 2016 Meeting starts at 9.30am Subject: Support for ex-offenders Witnesses: Paul Anders, Policy Manager, Janice Nix, Revolving Doors, and Christopher Stacey, Co-director, Unlock Witnesses: Jocely...
Interested in a Career in the Fashion Business?
Monday 12 September, 2016Are you an aspiring entrepreneur or business owner or thinking about starting in the fashion industry then this event might interest you. If so you’d be fascinated to know about a ‘Meet the Expert’ event at the exclusive privat...
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