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Budget 2021 Speculation: rebooting the economy and protecting jobs
February 25, 2021
Economic speculation ahead of the Spring Budget 2021, with commentary on tax rises, spending packages and stimuli to boost the economy as the UK comes out of lockdown. ...
COVID-19: Weekly Economy Summary – 25 February
February 25, 2021
This week's Covid Economy Summary covers the latest unemployment stats and reaction, rising levels of destitution, the 3 March Budget and various demands from stakeholders for spending. ...
Covid-19: Weekly Health Summary – 25 February
February 25, 2021
This week's Covid Health Summary covers the roadmap out of lockdown and key stakeholder response, the PPE scandal and earlier vaccinations for people with severe learning disabilities. ...
Budget 2021 Speculation: supporting the vaccine rollout and boosting the health and social care sector
February 23, 2021
Speculation around what the Spring Budget can do for health and social care, including its support of the vaccine rollout to prevent further lockdowns. ...
The effects of Covid have created extensive issues that have decimated the creative sector and it now needs to be supported by the upcoming Budget. However, Covid has also scaled digitalisation across the UK and may prompt Chancellor ...
Budget 2021 Speculation: the education and skills crisis
February 19, 2021
Ahead of the Budget on 3 March, we look at the current issues in the education and skills market, and what action Chancellor Sunak may take to support children and jobs....
Ahead of the 3 March Budget we explore what actions Sunak might take to deliver a green recovery, covering his possible spending or raising taxes...
Covid-19: Weekly Health Summary – 18 February
February 18, 2021This week's Covid Health Summary covers more detail on the next phase of the vaccine roll out, details on those that are required to shield, the easing of lockdown measures and the tests that must be met in order to do so. ...
COVID-19: Weekly Economy Summary – 18 February
February 18, 2021This week's Covid Economy Summary covers GDP growth, gaps in economic analysis, the need for more crisis spending and Labour's economic campaigning. ...
Budget 2021 Speculation: Housing
February 17, 2021
In the run up to next month’s Budget, housing industry bodies have been leading numerous campaigns – from protecting leaseholders from cladding costs, to extending various tax cuts, to accelerating the decarbonisation of buildings. ...
Health and care system reform
February 12, 2021
The Government laid out wide ranging reform of the health and care system yesterday. The White Paper ‘Integration and Innovation’, marks a structural shift away from the coalition Government reforms of 2012, and sets out ambitious ...
Covid-19: Weekly Health Summary – 11 February
February 11, 2021This week's Covid Health Summary covers the target of offering a vaccine to everyone over 70, as well as reaching cohorts 1-9, the new border rules for arrivals, the high numbers of deaths in the UK and the lack of PPE throughout the ...
COVID-19: Weekly Economy Summary – 11 February
February 11, 2021This week's Covid Economy Summary covers the flexible loan repayments under Pay as You Grow, businesses and UC needing support beyond April and an online sales tax....
COVID-19: Weekly Economy Summary – 4 February
February 4, 2021This week's Covid Economy Summary covers the call from business to extend furlough, the limits of the SEISS and the fate of the £20 uplift in Universal Credit. ...
Covid-19: Weekly Health Summary – 4 February
February 4, 2021This week's Covid Health Summary covers the fall in case numbers, care home deaths and the latest progress on vaccine roll out. ...
LGBT+ History Month: Where we are now and what comes next
February 4, 2021
February is LGBT+ History Month, making it an appropriate time to review the progress made so far with LGBT+ rights in the UK and also some of the issues where action is still needed....
Scottish Budget 2021-22
January 29, 2021
The highlights of the Scottish Budget 2021-22, which aims to rebuild a fairer, stronger and greener economy....
COVID-19: Weekly Health Summary – 28 January
January 28, 2021This week's Health Summary contains reaction to the Covid death rate passing 100,000 in the UK, as well as the latest research into risk by occupation. ...
COVID-19: Weekly Economy Summary – 28 January
January 28, 2021The latest update on the economy during the pandemic, including the unemployment rate, a modest rise in job vacancies, and supporting businesses the self-employed....
The White Paper for post-16 education reform ‘Skills for Jobs: lifelong learning for opportunity and growth’ has been released...
Covid-19: Weekly Health Summary – 21 January
January 21, 2021
The Health Summary is part of our Weekly COVID-19 Bulletin, and this week contains the latest stats as well as information around the spread of coronavirus. ...
Covid-19: Weekly Economy Summary – 21 January
January 21, 2021
The latest update on the economy during the pandemic, including Recent ONS data showing that the UK economy shrank by 2.6% in November....
Baroness Bennett: The future of the world has to be Green
January 15, 2021
Green peer Baroness Natalie Bennett of Manor Castle writes about the challenges of getting the Government to agree to environmental standards and the kind of people therefore needed in opposition....
2021 Will Be Good For Public Affairs
January 14, 2021
Stuart Thomson, head of public affairs at law firm BDB Pitmans and winner of the Current Affairs category at the Online Influence Awards 2020, explains why public affairs is essential in 2021, and offers advice to maximise success....
Vuelio launches Political Reports
January 13, 2021
Vuelio has launched Political Reports, a new tool for public affairs and communications practitioners to analyse the increasingly complex political landscape by delivering stakeholder insight across a range of channels, from Twitter to ...
The Road to Glasgow: Stanley Johnson on COP26
January 13, 2021
Stanley Johnson writes that the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is positive when it comes to protecting the environment, and the UK should take elements from it, such as carbon tax and carbon pricing, to COP26 and push for a ...
Jamie Stone MP: Government must ‘come to its senses’ and support small business owners and freelancers
January 4, 2021
The Liberal Democrat spokesperson for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Jamie Stone MP, writes about why he set up the Gaps in Support All-Party Parliamentary Group early on in the pandemic and how it continues to campaign for the ...
Top 10 PR & Communications blog posts of 2020
December 23, 2020
In 2020 we’ve aimed to provide support, advice, and guidance to PR and comms practitioners. Here are ten of our most popular PR and communications blog posts of 2020....
Liberal Democrat Deputy Leader Daisy Cooper writes about the plight of the pub trade in the UK and calls for action to prevent thousands of pubs from closing for good as a result of the ......
Owen Thompson MP: The Internal Market Bill sets up Britain to build back worse, but Scotland can choose differently
December 18, 2020
The SNP Deputy Chief Whip and MP for Midlothian Owen Thompson explains why he believes the Internal Markets Bill is bad news for Scotland and the devolved nations and could see a lowering of standards....
The SNP’s Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Groups for Dog Welfare and Disability, as well as owner of rescue dog Rossi, writes that protecting puppy welfare doesn’t just affect dogs’ lives, it also helps human ...
This week’s Political Updates covers moves and changes at all levels of government: local, devolved, national and, supranational....
Liberal Democrat peer Lord Oates has given an interview to Vuelio’s External Relations Manager Sam Webber to promote his newly released memoir ‘I Never Promised You A Rose Garden’. Jonny Oates previously served in Government from 2010 ...
Vuelio hosts a webinar to discuss Rishi Sunak's Comprehensive Spending Review and its likely impact. Sign up here to listen to the event live on 26 November at 11am or to receive a recording afterwards....
New Social Housing White Paper will give residents a voice
November 18, 2020
Vuelio’s Housing policy researcher Jennifer Prescott introduces the Government’s much anticipated Social Housing White Paper which she says represents ‘an important step in the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower tragedy’ and ...
This week’s Political Updates covers moves and changes at all levels of government: local, devolved, national and, supranational....
2020 Party Conference Season: Housing policy update
October 22, 2020
In a series of blogs, the Vuelio Policy team is sharing insight from the main Party Conference speeches. Jennifer Prescott has summarised all of the announcements on increasing home ownership, housing supply, net zero housing and ...
2020 Party Conference Season: Energy and the green recovery
October 21, 2020
In a series of blogs, the Vuelio Policy team is sharing insight from the main Party Conference speeches. Thomas Stevenson has summarised all of the announcements on energy, the green recovery and plans to create a more sustainable economy....
In a series of blogs, the Vuelio Policy team is sharing insight from the main Party Conference speeches and from fringe meetings. Imogen Brown focussed on announcements affecting the Health and Social Care sectors....
2020 Party Conference Season: Education and Skills
October 20, 2020
In a series of blogs, the Vuelio Policy team is sharing insight from the main Party Conference speeches and from fringe meetings. Policy Researcher Lucy Grove sets out the wider discussion on skills and the impact of Covid-19 on school ...
