Debate has intensified within Whitehall regarding the reliance on American technology firms after members of Parliament questioned government spending on Microsoft contracts. The latest focus lies on a five year
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The UK Government has opted to proceed with Rolls-Royce’s small modular reactors at Wylfa in Anglesey, declining a proposal from the American firm Westinghouse to construct a larger-scale nuclear facility
Shell has dealt a setback to the UK Government’s net zero strategy by announcing its withdrawal from two significant offshore wind farm developments in the North Sea. The company has
A peer in the House of Lords is attracting controversy after revealing he discussed the proposed generational smoking ban with a relative in a senior position at British American Tobacco
An investigation by MPs has revealed that billions of pounds have been wasted by the Home Office on housing migrants in hotels, as a result of flawed contract management and
Amazon’s recent global cloud outage has highlighted the extent of the UK government’s dependence on Amazon Web Services AWS and the growing risks to continuity of public services. The disruption
Contentious demands from the British Government for so-called backdoor access to iPhone data have drawn strong criticism from European regulators, intensifying scrutiny over the integrity and security of personal digital
The pricing structure of train tickets in Wales has come under renewed scrutiny, as leading transport specialist Professor Stuart Cole declares that current fares “make no sense” from a financial
The latest UK government bond auctions have revealed a notable drop in investor appetite, with policy ambiguity and mounting political risks causing turbulence in the debt markets. Yields on gilts
The state pension in the United Kingdom is on track to see a 4.7 per cent rise next year, driven by robust earnings growth and the government’s continued commitment to
Merck, the renowned US pharmaceuticals giant known as MSD across Europe, has abandoned plans for a £1 billion research centre in London—a significant blow for the UK life sciences sector.
The Treasury is actively considering a tax increase on landlords by extending national insurance contributions to rental income for the first time. In a move designed to fill a potential
Wes Streeting, the new health secretary, has escalated his confrontation with leading pharmaceutical firms over the soaring cost of medicines and its impact on the UK’s broader life sciences sector.
The UK government has intervened to halt a prospective joint venture between Versarien, a Gloucestershire-based developer of advanced graphene materials, and a Chinese peer. National security concerns were cited as
Ministers have pledged to accelerate key nuclear projects across Britain, aiming to position the country as a global leader in green energy. The move accompanies a Government-commissioned taskforce’s call this
Recent government figures reveal just 900 individuals receiving the highest level of incapacity benefits joined a voluntary employment coaching scheme last month, prompting renewed debate over welfare reform and employment
