The normal retirement age across the European Union is projected to increase by approximately two years for men and 2.6 years for women between now and the late 2060s, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Pensions at…
A Problem That Has Outlasted Every Prime Minister Who Tried to Solve It Social care reform has defeated every administration that has attempted it since the Royal Commission on Care convened in 1999. In the quarter-century since, twenty-two inquiries and…
The origins of this particular pressure point lie in a structural feature of the British self-assessment regime that many taxpayers discover only when they first encounter a bill large enough to trigger it. For years, HMRC has operated a system…
A flagship immigration reform is already showing cracks, and the new Prime Minister has yet to fully commit to it. Andy Burnham has signalled he may water down the proposal advanced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood that would require most…
Why is social care back on the political agenda? Adult social care is one of those perennial policy failures that successive governments have circled, promised to fix, and ultimately left untouched. Now Andy Burnham, the new Prime Minister, is signalling…
From 27 August, plug-in solar panels will be legal to sell and use in Great Britain. The government has amended existing plug and electricity safety regulations, removing the principal legislative obstacle that had kept these devices out of mainstream British…
The Limits of the Source Material The Daily Mail opinion piece by Quentin Letts, published under the headline urging Gary — almost certainly Gary Lineker — to pay additional tax privately rather than making a public performance of it, could…
A landmark partnership between NFG SA and the Danpullo family has produced Danpullo Capital SA, a new Cameroon-based investment holding company designed to manage family assets while pursuing long-term investment opportunities across Central Africa. The agreement, which spans Geneva, Douala…
A New Prime Minister, an Old Problem Andy Burnham opened his first Cabinet meeting as Prime Minister with a solemn appeal for loyalty and a pledge to lead what he called a “one-team approach.” The irony was not lost on…
American pump prices have crossed $4 a gallon once more, as the resumption of US military operations against Iran sends fresh shockwaves through global oil markets. The national average for a gallon of regular petrol stood at $4.003 on Monday…