Economy

Natural England launches new strategy linking nature recovery and economic growth

Natural England has unveiled a new corporate strategy that aims to place nature at the heart of England's future growth, health, and security.

UK government’s Cost of Living payment given to 8 million households

The UK government delivers the Cost of Living payment to over 8 million financially vulnerable households, set to receive £301 today.

How income plays a part in your experience of physical pain

Study finds link between income and experience of physical pain, suggesting that a a lower income rank is linked to a higher likelihood of experiencing pain.

Supporting vulnerable people with easier public sector payments systems

Andrea Dunlop, Managing Director at Access PaySuite, offers her advice on how the government can improve public sector payments systems.

Let’s not delay frameworks that could shape the UK’s digital economy

Matt Peake, Global Policy Director at Onfido, discusses the UK’s pivot from GDPR and why the replacement Data Protection and Digital Information Bill could be instrumental in shaping the UK’s digital economy.

How can we develop a consistent and practical sustainable economy?

Benoit Lascols, the general manager at accounting for externalities, looks how value can be redefined to shape a consistent and practical sustainable economy.

Tackling skills shortages & inactivity head-on to deliver a resilient labour market

Mariya Mincheva from the European Economic and Social Committee, states the case for tackling skills shortages and inactivity head-on to deliver a resilient labour market.

Charities call for urgent regulation on supermarket sugar sales

Research has revealed that nine out of ten UK supermarkets lack any policies to measure total supermarket sugar sales across all products and set reduction targets.

The Spring Budget: Navigating the potholes ahead

The Spring Budget reported positively on the economic context, with projected trends on inflation, economic growth and debt all going in the right direction.

Redefining how we work to navigate economic uncertainty

Director & Co Founder Fergus Magennis at Invoka Consulting explores how economic uncertainty is affecting organisations and the public sector, and how digital transformation can help.

The 2023 Spring Budget: How can we get the economy moving again?

This week's 2023 Spring Budget has been keenly eyed following the turmoil that the last attempt at a budget created – how can the government improve the economy?

Communicating empirically grounded social science research

UK in a Changing Europe, funded by the UK Research and Innovation’s Economic and Social Research Council, explores the importance of communicating empirically grounded social science research.

Flexible payments: How the public sector can support the financially vulnerable

How can organisations strike the right balance during the cost of living crisis? Are flexible payments the answer?

Energy efficiency: What’s powering the UK’s energy future?

Glynn Williams, UK Country Director at Grundfos, ponders Government schemes and energy efficiency at a time of skyrocketing energy bills and a cost-of-living crisis.

UK government aid for Turkey and Syria earthquakes: how else can we help?

Following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake across Turkey and Syria, over 37,000 people have died so far. Other than UK government aid, what can we...

Should you change your broadband provider?

Over one third of Brits have never changed broadband provider, potentially missing out on savings of £162 a year.

Struggling homeowners less likely to take remortgaging opportunities

What does the Bank of England base rate expected rise mean for homeowners already struggling to pay their monthly repayments?Is remortgaging the answer?

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