Countryside Stewardship extended to support farming and nature
Thousands of farmers will receive extensions to continue restoring nature and farming sustainably, supporting long-term food security. HM GovernmentSource
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Canterbury City Council fails to meet RSH’s consumer standards
Canterbury City Council has failed to meet the outcomes in the consumer standards and has been given a C3 grading from RSH, as part of a number of regulatory judgements published today. HM GovernmentSource
Read MoreChancellor takes on the blockers to get Britain building
New roads, reservoirs, airports, and railways held up by lengthy legal challenges will be completed more quickly under new proposals announced by the Chancellor today (15 October), fast-tracking national renewal. HM GovernmentSource
Read MoreCentral Docks Groundbreaking Marks Major Milestone in Liverpool Waters Regeneration
Homes England, in partnership with Peel Waters and Liverpool City Council, has marked the official groundbreaking of Central Docks, Liverpool Waters. HM GovernmentSource
Read MorePensioners warned to stay alert as winter fuel payment scams surge by over 150%
Pensioners are being warned to look out for Winter Fuel Payment text message scams following a surge in activity from opportunistic criminals ahead of next month's payments. HM GovernmentSource
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Farage steps up calls for Bank of England to halt bond sales
Reform UK leader presses governor Andrew Bailey over quantitative easing in meeting at Threadneedle Street Business live – latest updates The Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, has stepped up calls for the Bank of England to halt bond sales and cut the interest it pays to UK banks,
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Bank of England urged to do more to tackle climate crisis
Environmental groups mark 10 years since Mark Carney’s ‘short-term horizons’ speech with plea to act ‘while there’s still time’ A coalition of 10 campaign groups is calling on the Bank of England to do more to tackle the climate crisis, a decade after the then governor Mark Carney
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UK business confidence falls to record low amid rising employment costs
Survey of bosses shows energy prices also a concern, as Bank policymakers warn inflation may take longer to drop Business confidence fell to its lowest level on record in September, driven by concerns over soaring costs, according to a survey of bosses. Topping the unease were labour costs,
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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 blame The 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. Swati Dhingra, a
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What is quantitative tightening and how has it affected UK finances?
The Bank of England’s disposal of the bonds it bought after the 2008 financial crisis is being slowed down The Bank of England has announced that it will scale back its multibillion-pound “quantitative tightening” programme. The process is significant for the UK economy and the public finances. But
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