By Ben Jamieson, Democracy Reporter Embed from Getty Images Green Finance played a part in many of the initiatives mentioned by chancellor Rishi Sunak in today’s Budget, including a new investment relief to encourage companies to adopt green technologies. Among…
Month: October 2021
Ikea buys Topshop building
By Nikita Deepak, Business Reporter Ikea is set to move into Oxford Street after buying out the building that used to house Topshop’s flagship store in London. The building reportedly cost 378 million pounds.
Rishi Sunak officially announces Budget Statement
Dexter Dibao, Economics Reporter Embed from Getty Images The Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak pledged to create a new post-Covid economy in his Budget Statement to the House of Commons today.
Circus Extreme starts its world tour on Ealing Common
By Adele Paiardini, Lifestyle and Culture Reporter Ealing Common Park is hosting the world-famous Circus Extreme. Returning to the UK as part of its world tour after the pandemic turned off its lights, Circus Extreme will be showing daily until the…
Exclusive Interview with Prof. Atherton on Government’s levelling up strategy
The Chancellor has said that the budget emphasises the government’s priority of levelling up between areas in the UK.
The Byte has exclusively spoken to Professor Graeme Atherton, the head of the Centre for Levelling Up at the University of West London about the government’s levelling up strategy. The new Research Centre is focused on producing policy based research related to inequality across the UK.
“At the moment there are some investments but there would need to be more,” says Professor Graeme Atherton.
Watch the full interview here:
Discord grows between Sajid Javid and GPs
By Amal Hubsey, Health reporter Embed from Getty Images Sajid Javid, the Health secretary, is aiming for GPs to go back to face to face appointments in the upcoming weeks. However GPs are concerned that this will only lead to…
House prices rise in London
By Lucy Fifield, Social Affairs reporter According to the Office for National Statistics, house prices around the UK have increased by 10.6% over the year to August 2021, up from 8.5% in July. London has one of the highest average…
Cressida Dick pays tribute to families of female murder victims at London Assembly
atchBy Ben Jamieson, Local Democracy Reporter Embed from Getty Images Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick has paid tribute to the families of female murder victims. Speaking to the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee she outlined the Metropolitan Police’s response…
Keir Starmer questions Boris Johnson on proposed online safety bill at PMQ’s
ATBy Ben Jamieson, Local Democracy Reporter Embed from Getty Images Today’s PMQ’s began in a “collegiate” sprit, focusing on the issue of MP safety and harmful online material after the murder of conservative Sir David Amess, in what is being…
ActForEaling launch with photography competition
Joshua Lopez – Lifestyle and Culture reporter Local climate group, ActForEaling, launch by starting a photography competition. It was formed in 2020 with the aim of helping the council’s climate target to go net zero by 2030.The group is looking for…