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With chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng hitting the headlines with his not-so-mini mini-budget, we look back at an article he wrote for one of our publications just over eighteen months ago. What clues, if any, can we unearth about the sort of chancellor he is likely to be?

Speaking at the Labour Party Conference this week, party leader Sir Keir Starmer set out plans to create a publicly owned green energy provider in his first year in power, if elected to government.

Specialist education provider Norland College has teamed up with the Transforming Autism Project [TAP] to launch a new early autism family support programme, known as First Steps.

As Sir Keir Starmer prepares to deliver his keynote speech at the Labour Party Conference, he is expected to say that the party has returned to the centre of the British political spectrum and is championing the needs of working people.

Manufacturers’ trade organisation Make UK has this week, in collaboration with Sage, unveiled a 2030 Skills report entitled ‘2030 Skills: Closing the Gap’.

Following her criticism of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in the House of Commons on Friday, Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has once again hit out at his policies set out in the mini-Budget.

The pound sterling fell to a record low in early Asia trading on Monday against the US dollar, stooping to $1.03 before a slight rise to around $1.06 on Monday morning, BST.

Earlier this year, the United Colleges Group held its annual Staff Awards, celebrating the achievements of the dedicated staff members of its two constituent colleges: the College of North West London and City of Westminster College.

Construction procurement and contracts specialist Adwoa Owusu-Banahene came onto our podcast to discuss why a joined-up approach will be needed to effectively deliver on the Local Skills Improvement Plans outlined in the government's Skills & Post-16 Education Act.

The government has this week made £49.4 million of funding available which will be used to support the development of fuel switching technology.

In a week that opened with the funeral of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, St Cuthbert’s Care Nursing Homes worked with residents at its sites on the day to ensure that one of the nation’s most beloved leaders received a worthy send-off.

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and intergovernmental relations minister, Nadhim Zahawi, will chair the first ever meeting of the newly established Islands Forum in Orkney on September 28, 2022.

On Friday, chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivered his mini-Budget in the House of Commons, outlining significant changes to fiscal policy.

Alternative business finance provider Swishfund has enjoyed a remarkable growth trajectory since establishing in the Netherlands in 2016 and launching its UK operation two years later. In 2022, the business has continued to make a positive impact.