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Public sector trade union facility time 2025

Public Services

Public sector trade union facility time 2025

Trade union representatives in the public sector are entitled to take time off from their regular job in order to carry out their trade union role. This is known as facility time and can be paid or unpaid depending on what tasks are being performed. In some cases, public sector

Debt to future GDP

Debt to future GDP

Executive summary * Debt will be serviced and paid back or rolled over in the future using tax receipts extracted overwhelmingly from the future’s GDP, not current GDP. * Debt is often expressed as a share of GDP, to measure how affordable it is. But future GDP provides a better measure

Briefing: GDP per capita and personal recessions

Briefing: GDP per capita and personal recessions

The UK collects data around economic growth and migration statistics which are released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). This measures those entering and leaving the country and gross domestic product (GDP) which acts as a measure of economic health, but it can disguise underlying issues affecting individual prosperity.

Reforming local government in London

Reforming local government in London

Executive summary This paper examines local government structures in London, focusing on whether they deliver value for taxpayers and residents, as well as if it can be improved. It makes the following key findings: * There are inequalities in political representation between London and other major UK cities. * Bringing political representation

Briefing: what the Chagos deal could pay for

Wasteful Spending

Briefing: what the Chagos deal could pay for

In February 2025 the prime minister of Mauritius stated that the UK government offered a revised deal regarding the Chagos islands. This included Mauritius gaining complete sovereignty over the island of Diego Garcia, the location of a US military base, and a doubling of the initial £9 billion payment to

TaxPayers' Alliance submission to consultation on Welsh visitor accommodation (register and levy) bill

TaxPayers' Alliance submission to consultation on Welsh visitor accommodation (register and levy) bill

On, 9th of January 2025, the TaxPayers' Alliance submitted to the Senedd consultation on the visitor accommodation (register and levy) bill. READ THE SUBMISSION