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Mobility hubs and change to Ireland’s ‘car-centric mindsets’ needed, says OECD

The OECD has launched a major report in which it makes recommendations for how Ireland can halve the carbon emissions in its transport sector by 2030. The report found that Ireland could unleash “enormous opportunities” by prioritising policies that ...

05 Oct 2022 at 13:00

Ireland

Government ‘too slow’ shifting new capital spending to public transport – Ryan

Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has said that replacing cars that run on petrol and diesel with electric cars will “not be the strategy” to reduce Ireland’s emissions. Speaking in Dublin, Mr Ryan said “if we just replace all the existing cars with ...

05 Oct 2022 at 17:10

UK economy to grow slower than previously predicted in 2022, says OECD

The UK economy will grow less than previously predicted this year and flatline entirely in 2023, according to a new report. The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) said it has downgraded its current annual projection ...

26 Sept 2022 at 14:30

Scotland

Councils facing ‘huge’ costs from wage bills and energy, MSPs told

Councils are facing “huge” costs as a result of rising wage bills and energy inflation, MSPs have been told. Sarah Watters, director of resources at local government body Cosla, said there was a “mismatch” between what councils could afford ...

22 Sept 2022 at 13:30

City

Sluggish productivity and inequalities slowing UK economic growth, warns OECD

Sluggish productivity across the UK as well as regional and gender disparities are slowing economic growth, a new report has found. The UK economy has recovered to pre-pandemic levels but high energy prices and the rising cost of living ...

03 Aug 2022 at 13:48

Ireland

Spike in inflation is ‘not temporary’, warns Varadkar

High inflation rates in Ireland could last for more than two years, the Tanaiste has warned. Leo Varadkar also said living standards could fall for the first time in many years due to the cost-of-living crisis. He was making a speech ...

23 Mar 2022 at 18:25

World

War in Ukraine will take global economic toll, OECD warns

Russia’s war in Ukraine will disrupt commerce and clog up supply chains, slashing economic growth and pushing prices sharply higher around the globe, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has warned. In a ...

17 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

SQA should ‘take a short, hard look at themselves’, says expert

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) should “take a short, hard look at themselves”, an education expert has said. Professor Ken Muir published a report earlier this month on reforms to the Scottish education system that ...

23 Mar 2022 at 14:25

More experienced teachers ‘more likely to work in affluent schools’ in England

More experienced teachers in England are more likely to teach in schools with affluent intakes than other developed countries, new research has found. In an international survey of teaching and learning (Talis) published on ...

14 Mar 2022 at 13:25

UK economy to suffer biggest hit from energy crisis among G7 nations – report

The UK economy will contract more than any of the world’s seven most advanced nations next year as Britain suffers from painful inflation exacerbated by worker shortages and “untargeted” energy support, according to a ...

22 Nov 2022 at 13:23

Sunak warns of ‘challenging’ winter of strikes, high costs and NHS backlogs

Soaring inflation, strikes and spiralling NHS waiting lists will cause a “challenging” winter, Rishi Sunak has warned, as the UK was forecast to suffer a deeper recession than allies. The Prime Minister braced his ...

22 Nov 2022 at 18:56

Global energy support not targeted enough, warns OECD

Governments need to better target financial support to avoid wasting money and “entrenching” undesirable consumer spending behaviour, a world trade group has said. Mathias Cormann, secretary-general of the ...

22 Nov 2022 at 13:13

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