Mark Smulian

is a freelance journalist

Recent articles

UK government to suggest overseas aid projects to boost business

British government departments have been asked to propose projects for overseas aid where there is... Read more
Accountancy and law firms contribute £15.5bn in tax to Treasury

Accountancy and law firms contribute some £15.5bn in tax to the Treasury.
Agricultural subsidies should be re-directed, says think-tank

A post-Brexit agricultural subsidy policy should be built around the needs of consumers, the centre... Read more
Government launches £45m land release fund

Councils can bid to a new £45m land release fund for site remediation and small-scale... Read more
Judicial review costs could be capped

A senior judge has proposed to make it easier to take public bodies to judicial review by... Read more
MoJ broke Treasury rules over prison officer pay

The Ministry of Justice three times breached Treasury guidelines in errors over prison officers... Read more
Authorities 'should seize UK property of Pakistan's ex-PM'

Campaign group Transparency International has urged the UK authorities to seize any property in the... Read more
LGA slams use of soft drinks levy to fill school funding gap

Councils have accused the government of “hijacking” the soft drinks levy to plug the... Read more
Rudd orders Brexit migration review

Home secretary Amber Rudd has asked expert advisers to assess the impact on the UK’s labour... Read more
Government ditches free school breakfast plan

The government has abandoned the Conservative manifesto pledge to introduce free school breakfasts.

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