UK government owes children apology for damaging Covid errors, inquiry hears
Children’s commissioner during pandemic says long lockdowns caused explosion in vulnerability among youngThe government should apologise to children for the damaging mistakes and policy errors it committed during the pandemic, the former children’s commissioner for England has told the Covid-19 inqu
Bank of England should not be ‘overly cautious’ on interest rate cuts, says policymaker
Rate-setter Swati Dhingra denies high inflation is a ‘particularly British problem’ and says short-term factors are to blameThe causes of the UK’s inflation spike will “fade” and policymakers should avoid being “overly cautious” about cutting interest rates, a Bank of England rate-setter has argued.
对职业培训和技能的责任已经围绕白厅弹跳了多年,入学率下降了三分之一。 Can the latest tweaks work?Ensuring England’s workforce has the right skills for a rapidly changing economy is key to Labour’s hopes of boosting social mobility and kickstarting economic growth.So it seems unfortunate that more than a week after Keir Starmer’s dras
UK retail sales rise but stores fear tax worries could hit festive period
Warm weather and interest rate cut lift sales in August, as food, drink and computers perform stronglyRecord warm weather and a Bank of England interest rate cut lifted retail sales in August, according to the latest survey, but retailers fear that speculation about tax rises could weigh on consumer