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Budget 2018: The background in 9 charts
Ahead of the Budget on Monday, we examine how the economy and public finances are currently performing.
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Net zero emissions: A new UK climate change target?
What are 'net zero' emissions and how do they fit with the UK’s climate change targets?
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Royal Bank of Scotland bailout: 10 years and counting
It could be another seven years before the last publicly-owned share is sold.
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UK Government’s adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism
The UK Government adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism in December 2016. Who else has adopted it and is it legally binding?
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Public service pensions: Less for more?
Why is the Government proposing to increase pension benefits three years after introducing reforms to reduce costs?
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Housing targets: Can we predict future need?
The ONS's latest projections estimate that there will be an average of 159,000 new households per year, compared to 210,000 in the previous projections.
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Why are sanction rates higher under Universal Credit?
Sanctions applied to claimants of Universal Credit appear to be several times higher than the ‘legacy’ benefits it is replacing.
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Economic update: Summer sees brighter growth
Examines what the latest published data say about the state of the UK economy
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Ethiopia charts a new course under Abiy Ahmed – but challenges remain
Ethiopia is a major beneficiary of the UK's aid programme but public awareness of recent developments in the country is low.
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International Day of Sign Languages: Could BSL become a GCSE?
In the UK, campaigns to increase the uptake of British Sign Language in schools, including potentially through a GCSE in England, are currently gaining in strength.
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The use of Twitter by MPs in parliamentary debate
How do MPs use social media to influence and participate in public debate?
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Does the UK have an independent sanctions policy?
Here we look at existing sanctioning powers available to the UK, and consider how Brexit will change sanctions policy.
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Forced marriage: Family visas & reluctant sponsors
A Times investigation has lead to accusations the Home Office is failing to protect British victims of forced marriage overseas.
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Brexit: What would ‘no deal’ look like?
What would happen if the UK left the EU without a withdrawal agreement?
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The Boundary Review: September 2018 update
Final plans to update constituency boundaries were published on 10 September 2018. What is the boundary review and what are the next steps?
Total results (page 52 of 80)