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A lot can happen in 14 days since our last Political Monitor, although the fallout from the local elections was widely predicted. 54% of British councils are now under no over...

Seven days out from May 7, the local election campaign kicked off in earnest under the cloud of a terror attack on two Jewish men in Golders Green by a person with a history o...

I hope everyone enjoyed the Easter weekend, and I’m sure many of you are still enjoying well-earned breaks. The Easter Weekend brought in the first main tranche of Employment ...

The political and economic environment has continued to evolve against a backdrop of uncertainty following the Spring Statement earlier in the month. Attention has also shifte...

It's not a Budget; there's no OBR scorecard. But that's precisely what makes it useful – free from the constraints of a fiscal event, it's where Chancellors get to articulate ...

The growth of the Green Party since late 2025 is a signal of a deeper fragmentation on the British left, and a warning sign for a Labour Government increasingly exposed to pre...

On 3rd March 2026, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the UK's Spring Statement to the House of Commons. APSCo drafted a summary document to assist members in understanding th...

The purpose of the Spring Statement on March 3rd 2026 was to present the economic and fiscal forecast prepared by the Office for Budget Responsibility(OBR). 

Keir Starmer is currently in the most perilous position of his premiership, in a week that some have described as the “beginning of the end”. On Sunday 8th February, his most ...

Read our 2026 Public Policy Global Strategy and send any comments to tania.bowers@apsco.org

• Welcome to 2026! The news headlines so far have been dominated by global affairs, in particular concerning Venezuela and Greenland, which is unlikely to change anytime soon....

• Economic data out in December shows an economy depressed by the Budget leadup, unemployment up and youth unemployment at a startling 14%. However, APSCo’s recruitment trends ...

This Summary covers the key tax changes announced in the Chancellor’s speech and includes tables of the main rates and allowances.