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Biffa joins global alliance in the fight against Modern Slavery
Biffa, a recycling and waste management provider, has now become a founding member of the Slave-Free Alliance and is raising awareness during Anti-Slavery Day
Forty-one brand new affordable rent homes unveiled in Runcorn
A new development of more than 40 affordable rent homes has been unveiled in Runcorn with developers naming part of the site in memory of former local councillor John Swain
Government loneliness strategy is a major step forward in tackling loneliness
The British Red Cross responds to the launch of the new Government Loneliness Strategy announced today by Theresa May
EU may cease accepting Part-66 Engineering licenses post-Brexit
Recently the UK government warned that the European Aviation Safety Agency may cease accepting UK aircraft engineering licenses after the official Brexit deadline. This could impact how employable UK engineering graduates are, as well as damage the economy
Is your vacant property being secured the best way?
Stuart Woolgar, CEO, Global Guardians Management explains the rudiments of property guardianship and asks us to consider if a vacant property is being secured the best way possible
The potential of a post-Brexit trade deal with China
The 29th March 2019 is only getting closer, but we don't seem to be any closer to striking a deal with the European Union regarding Brexit
Preparing your Source-to-Pay (S2P) for Brexit
The brexit negotiations are becoming murkier and murkier, and what was once a distant, faraway event, is now fast becoming a near reality. As the topic of trade becomes increasingly hot, Sabine Adotevi discusses how the supply chains are dealing with this pressure and what they can do to prepare their S2P
Providing a comprehensive response to the UK’s national security
John Wright, Global Director of Public Safety & Justice at Unisys shares his thoughts on how UK government policy helps to provide a comprehensive response to the country’s national security.
Home ownership dream is still alive for UK teens
Two-thirds of UK teens still expect to own a home within the next ten years, according to a new report on the issues facing young people today
The rise of smart boroughs – London’s connected future
Findings from London and Partners found that the capital’s tech firms raised a staggering £2.45 billion and accounted for almost 80% of all UK venture capital tech spending in 2017
Durham County Council and Blaenau Gwent Borough Council launch challenge to transform local authority...
Businesses can apply for funding, provided by the GovTech Catalyst Fund, to develop innovative solutions to capture and analyse real-time data to improve local authority services
The EU: The undisputed global leader in open and fair trade
David Martin MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament argues that the EU is now the undisputed global leader in open and fair trade
Swindon & Wiltshire’s emerging Local Industrial Strategy
Paddy Bradley Director of Swindon and Wiltshire LEP lifts the lid on the organisation’s emerging Local Industrial Strategy
Digital transformation done right for UK government departments
Peter Miller explains how Visionist helped the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for International Trade (DIT) transform their digital capabilities, processes and people.
G20 trade minsters meet to discuss international trade
G20 trade ministers met in Argentina to discuss keeping markets open, addressing economic development and reinvigorating the international trading system.
How will Brexit impact the space sector?
Leyton Wells, ESPI research fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) explores the issues around the space sector in light of the UK’s Brexit
Digital transformation, collaboration and innovation: Making government work better for everyone
Kevin Cunnington, Director General of the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) provides an update on how digital transformation is helping to make government work better for everyone
Deploying technology to bridge the public spending gap
Adrian Fieldhouse, Managing Director for Government at Sopra Steria explores how the deployment of technology can help to bridge the public spending gap
Funding allocated for councils to help rough sleepers
Rough sleepers will receive further support after the government set out plans to fund 83 areas with the highest numbers of people at risk over the next 2 years
The future of copyright law in Europe
Daniel Dalton MEP of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group shares his thoughts on the key issues on the future of copyright law in Europe
