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Brevia Bulletin: 16 December 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s recent comments regarding the asylum backlog, the first day of nursing strikes, and the Bank of England raising the Bank Rate by 0.5 per cent.

Brevia Bulletin: 9 December 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s response to ongoing public sector strikes, the publication of Gordon Brown’s report on constitutional reform, and the Government’s latest policy announcements on onshore wind and coal.

Brevia Bulletin: 2 December 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about the Business Secretary’s latest energy announcements, Tory rebellions over the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, and Ian Blackford’s resignation as Leader of the Scottish National Party.

Brevia Bulletin: 25 November 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about the Supreme Court’s ruling on the issue of the Scottish Government legislating for a second independence referendum, recent criticism of the Home Office’s migration policy, and Gordon Brown’s soon to be published review into constitutional reform.

Chancellor’s Electricity Levy: The devil’s in the detail
Delivering his statement in the House of Commons, the Chancellor confirmed a 45 per cent levy on the ‘extraordinary profits’ of electricity generators. But what defines an ‘extraordinary return’ and which electricity generators will be impacted? Crucially, what about reinvestment allowances? Below, Brevia unpacks some of the key takeaways from the new Electricity Generator Levy.

Brevia Bulletin: 18 November 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, recent bullying allegations levelled against Dominic Raab, and the growing threat of strikes across the public sector.

Brevia Bulletin: 11 November 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Gavin Williamson’s resignation following allegations of bullying, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s time at the COP27 summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, and the ongoing negotiations to resolve the deadlock at Stormont.

Brevia Bulletin: 4 November 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Rishi Sunak’s u-turn on attending COP27, the Bank of England’s announcement that interest rates will rise to 3 per cent, and recent criticisms of the Home Secretary over conditions and Manston processing centre.

Brevia Bulletin: 28 October 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Rishi Sunak’s appointment as Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, the Chancellor pushing back the Government’s fiscal statement to 17 November, and the imminent election facing the Stormont assembly.

Brevia Bulletin: 21 October 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Prime Minister Liz Truss’ resignation, her day of turmoil in Parliament following the Labour Party’s Opposition Day debate on fracking, and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s replacement by Jeremy Hunt.

Brevia Bulletin: 14 October 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Prime Minister Liz Truss’ plans to delivers her Growth Plan without cutting public spending, the new Energy Prices Bill introduced to Parliament, and the amber alert issued by the NHS over stocks of donor blood.

Brevia Bulletin: 7 October 2022
Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about the Government’s U-turn on the abolition of the 45p tax rate, the Home Secretary’s recent comments regarding the Rwanda Asylum Plan, and the sharp increase in fixed mortgage rates following the Chancellor’s ‘mini-budget’.