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Key developments from UK policy and politics in 2024

Michael Kane — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:09:44 +0000

As we step into Christmas and the New Year, the Vuelio Political Team have been thinking and writing about the key developments that pervaded UK policy and politics in 2024. Here is our overview.

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Key Takeaways From Rachel Reeves’ Budget: ‘Fixing the Foundations to Deliver Change’

Michael Kane — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 15:35:15 +0000

Nearly four months on from the 2024 General Election and the UK’s first female Chancellor Rachel Reeves finally delivered the Government’s Budget - here is analysis of the key announcements.

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Learnings and observations from Conservative conference fringes: Social housing, opportunity and life sciences

Michael Kane — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 14:54:41 +0000

Considering how embryonic some of the policies that underpin the Tory leadership candidates are, and the unclear ideological trajectory of the Conservative party as a whole, the fringes at this year’s Conservative conference proved particularly pertinent.

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Learnings and observations from Labour Conference fringes: The curriculum, preventative health care, and higher education

Michael Kane — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:51:29 +0000

While the attention of the political media may have been on the movements within the main conference hall during the Labour Party Conference, the Vuelio Political Team was focused primarily on key fringe events. Here is what was intriguing in terms of policy.

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Labour’s King’s Speech: an interventionist streak but more to come

Michael Kane — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:35:55 +0000

With the King's Speech, Labour may have hoped to represent an emancipatory moment after almost a generation in what seemed to be perennial opposition. However, it was instead borne out of the political, economic, and democratic challenges that riddle the UK right now.

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Will a Liberal Democrat revival be impeded by perceived ideological ambivalence?

Michael Kane — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 10:26:59 +0000

Just over 40 years ago, Liberal Democrats forerunner the SDP-Liberal Alliance returned their best collective election result in 1983 as they finished third – only 2% below the Labour party. While the party might have ...

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Northern Rock: The 2024 local elections

Michael Kane — Thu, 23 May 2024 15:56:06 +0000

While the 2024 Local Elections may have revealed much in terms of progress towards this mission, it also illustrated the gaps and challenges that still face such political change, some of which may be similar in character to those present in the 2004 referendum.

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Rishi Sunak announces a General Election

Michael Kane — Thu, 23 May 2024 15:46:40 +0000

Following a day of mounting speculation, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed yesterday that he was taking the country to the polls for the first summer election since 1945.

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Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget for ‘long-term growth’

Michael Kane — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:28:28 +0000

The Vuelio political team examine Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget and what it means for the future of the Conservative Party in the UK and how it could impact the next General Election.

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UK politics: 2023 end-of-year review

Michael Kane — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 15:38:02 +0000

With seven by-elections, numerous Cabinet reshuffles, Nigel Farage in the jungle, the return of David Cameron and Government disapproval ratings flatlining at around 60%, the Vuelio Political team have assessed the various political themes that have shaped the year so far.

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