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General
Jake Ballantyne

Labour Party Conference 2022 – Summary

Labour Party politicians, delegates and activists headed to Liverpool for the Party’s annual conference. Below Brevia has summarised the key takeaways and policy developments.

General
Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 30 September 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about the market’s reaction to the Government ‘mini-budget’ announcement, Labour’s plans for a publicly owned energy company, and the Labour Party’s significant lead in the polls over the Conservative Party.

General
Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 22 September 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Putin’s escalation of the war in Ukraine, the Government’s new plan for the NHS and Social Care, and the Government’s Energy Bill Relief Scheme announced earlier this week.

General
Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 2 September 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pledge of £700m to the Sizewell C project, the latest developments in the Conservative Party leadership election, and the funding settlement that has been agreed between Transport for London and the Government.

General
Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 26 August 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Ofgem announcing its energy price cap for Q4 2022, Treasury Select Committee Chair Mel Stride penning a letter to the Chancellor and the OBR regarding an emergency budget, and the latest meeting of the National Drought Group.

General
Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 19 August 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Labour’s plan to address the cost of living crisis, the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ intervention into the Conservative Party leadership contest, and Liz Truss’s most recent criticism of the UK’s devolved powers.

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Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 12 August 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Cornwall Insight’s latest predictions on the retail energy price cap, the Scottish Government’s legal case to hold another independence referendum on 19 October 2023, and former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s recent comments on the energy crisis.

General
Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 5 August 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak facing criticism for their latest policy proposals, and the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates to 1.75 per cent.

General
Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 29 July 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about the infringement procedures launched by the EU against the UK, the latest developments in the Conservative Party leadership contest, and the BEIS Committee report published this week on Energy Pricing and the Future of the Energy Market.

General
Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 22 July 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about the latest from the Conservative Party leadership contest, the publication of the Forde report on factionalism in the Labour Party, and the announcement of the UK’s consumer price inflation for June 2022.

General
Joseff Reed

Brevia Bulletin: 15 July 2022

Brevia Consulting is providing a weekly round-up and analysis of the UK headlines. This week, read about the timeline and frontrunners of the Conservative party leadership contest and the motion of confidence tabled by the Government this week.

Energy
Ioli Noula

What the Energy Security Strategy tells us about the Government’s current priorities

After several weeks of reported delays, disagreements and leaks, the Government has finally published its Energy Security Strategy. Crucially, the Strategy provides us with an insight into the main influences and influencers of this Government. With the next general election a mere two years away, the Prime Minister appears to be moving away from the climate focus seen at COP26. Instead focusing on internal party politics and maintaining support within the Conservative . Below, Brevia has unpacked some of the telling signs of what is currently influencing Government direction on energy policy.