Councils in England set to receive £69 billion in 2025-26 funding, but concerns remain. Local councils in England will have access to more than £69 billion in funding for the 2025-26 financial year, according to a government announcement on Monday. The Local Government Finance Settlement, unveiled by Angela Rayner, is part of an effort to…
The number of children living without adequate resources rose to 36% in 2022/2023, according to the government’s new measure of poverty. Working-age poverty also rose by 1% to 23%, while pensioner poverty remained unchanged. On January 23rd, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) published updated poverty figures for 2022/2023—the latest year for which data…
The government has bold plans to utilise artificial intelligence to ‘boost the economy, provide jobs, and improve people’s everyday lives’. The UK is already a hub for artificial intelligence in Europe, having twice the number of AI companies compared to any other European nation, with London being considered the AI capital of Europe. The government…