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The British Trade Union Movement: From Tolpuddle to the General Strike
The history of British trade unionism — from the transportation of six Dorset farm labourers in 1834 to the nine-day…
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NHS performance, reform and services.
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UK Small Business Confidence Hits 18-Month Low Amid Cost and Demand Pressures
The Federation of Small Businesses quarterly survey shows the worst confidence reading since the immediate post-budget period of 2025
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UK Mental Health Law Reform: New Mental Health Act for First Time in 40 Years
Long-awaited reforms to the Mental Health Act 1983 are progressing through Parliament, updating the legal framework for involuntary psychiatric treatment
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UK News: Royal Commission on Social Care Publishes Interim Report
The long-awaited commission makes preliminary recommendations on funding reform, workforce development and quality standards for adult social care
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UK Autumn Statement Preview: What Rachel Reeves May Need to Do in October
With fiscal headroom eroded by the Iran war and slower growth, the Chancellor faces difficult choices about taxation and spending…
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UK Knife Crime: Violence Reduction Units Show Promising Early Results
The Violence Reduction Units established in England's major cities are producing evidence of reduced serious violence in their first years…
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Universal Credit: Five Million Households Now Claiming the Benefit
The continued rollout of Universal Credit has seen it become the primary income replacement benefit for working-age households across the…
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NHS Waiting List Falls Below Seven Million for First Time Since 2021
The elective care waiting list has been progressively reduced from its 7.7 million peak, with the government on course to…
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UK News: First Human-Pig Chimera Kidney Trial Approved for Terminal Patients
UK regulators have approved a first-in-human trial of a kidney grown in a pig using human genetic material, opening a…
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UK Agriculture: Sustainable Farming Incentive Payments Reach £1 Billion Mark
The post-Brexit replacement for EU agricultural subsidies has now paid over a billion pounds to English farmers for delivering environmental…
