consultation will look to make process of obtaining new birth certificate less intrusive and bureaucratic for transgender people government aims to gather evidence to further advance equality for non-binary and intersex people plans will not water dow… read more
The International Trade Secretary, Dr Liam Fox MP, met US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in London on Monday (2 July). They had a constructive conversation ahead of the next meeting of the UK-US trade and investment working group later this summer. Th… read more
Introduction Thanks, James [Councillor Jamieson], I’m delighted to be here at my first LGA Conference. When I was appointed to this role, I said that it was a great honour to be representing you all and leading on local government. And I meant it. Bec… read more
Good morning. And thank you for inviting me to be here today. David’s invitation specifically asked me to consider what the ‘implications of key system wide challenges are for Ofsted’. So, nice and simple! Of course these challenges are manifold but f… read more
The site’s tallest chimney is being brought down brick-by-brick using a platform that climbs up the structure itself. Workers on top of the platform have been removing the concrete and steel structure by hand at a rate of one metre a week. The painsta… read more