Scott Challinor is a specialist in communications and works on the assembly of particular Parliamentary Review documents. He studied French and Spanish at Oxford University.
A report by University College London has criticised planners and engineers for allowing new housing developments to be built next to roads which do not accommodate pedestrians and cyclists.
Among the Conservatives’ pledges ahead of the historic December general election victory, there was a visible focus on adding nurses to the NHS workforce through better retention measures. However, one homecare provider believes that government intervention must also extend to the social care industry, where the very same retention problems are apparent.
As the apprenticeship levy’s shortcomings come increasingly under the microscope and pressure for reform increases, various potential improvements to the scheme are coming to the fore.
Businesses say that food prices going up could be one of many outcomes of Brexit after chancellor Sajid Javid told the Financial Times that the UK will diverge from some EU rules.
Peter Reid of AEME and Overclean has pioneered the raising of awareness and standards for indoor air quality in the UK and all over the world with the development of a centre dedicated to training in-ventilation cleaning and hygiene. To build on this headway, government legislation must follow to help increase indoor air quality in another important zone: the home.
As the skills shortage intensifies and the finger of blame is pointed at the mismanagement of the apprenticeship levy, it is becoming apparent that not only is government action required, but it must be supplemented by help from the construction industry itself and educational bodies to fully address the problem.
Earlier in January, the East London & West Essex Guardian published a story about Walthamstow School for Girls pupil, Mominah Ramzan, who has been recognised for her work in helping raise awareness for schoolchildren on how to save money.
With Boris Johnson’s Brexit set to materialise on January 31 and take full effect in 2021, there is a looming possibility that new restrictions on migration could impact employers and concerns that UK businesses could face a shortfall of qualified staff.
2020 is set to bring a number of changes to the state pension scheme. From April 6 it will increase by 3.9 per cent, yet tens of thousands of pensioners could see a fall in their income as the allowance for adult dependants is abolished.
Claire Murdoch, the head of mental health services in England, has written to five major betting companies and urged them to do more to tackle problem gambling by removing incentives.
Official annual figures from the Higher Education Statistics Agency show that the increase in university students acquiring top degree grades has plateaued, following warnings from ministers about “grade inflation”.
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price has said that the party would consider abolishing council tax and business rates should it form the next government in Wales.
Health secretary Matt Hancock has said that the government could put an end to the existing four-hour waiting time target for Accident & Emergency units.
