Another jobs tax – how the Budget fails to deliver growth or jobs
The Autumn budget was a missed opportunity. It wasn’t quite the catastrophe of last year, but it fell far short of the pro-jobs, pro-growth Budget…
budget 2025
To Address our Skills Crisis UK Businesses need to Look Inward
Successive governments have long promised to fix the UK’s skills and productivity problem. We have seen new qualifications, bootcamps and programmes in all directions. Yet, productivity…
Budget 2025 for FE & Skills | Sector Reaction
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered Budget 2025, announcing new student finance measures and confirming funding for skills reforms first outlined in October’s Post-16 Education and…
Chancellor Announces Increase to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage
In a video message posted today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves said: “I know that the cost of living is still the number…
Investment in Skills Must be at the Heart of the Autumn Budget
The Prime Minister’s conference speech gave welcome prominence to further education – a rare moment when skills took centre stage and the White Paper sets…
Chancellor Confirms Date For The 2025 Budget
Today (Wednesday 3rd September), the Chancellor has confirmed that the date of the Budget will be Wednesday 26 November. Budget to address economy that’s “not…