Sponsored Post: Rail Delivery Group: 1,000 extra trains set to boost communities across Britain in 2020
A better railway is crucial to delivering prosperity in every part of the country, connecting communities and transforming regional economies.
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Sponsored Post: Simon McVicker: Why the UK’s five million freelancers are key for the Conservatives this election
It’s time the Tories stood up proudly as the party of all business, including the small businesses and self-employed that are the beating heart of our economy.
Sponsored Post: Scott Steedman: Global standards for Global Britain
The continued use of international standards is critical for the UK’s ability to trade around the world, inside or outside the EU.
Sponsored Post. John Whittingdale: Britain must be the defender of free media at home, and its champion overseas
We should be proud that our overseas aid budget is helping to strengthen the capacity of journalists working overseas to hold their Governments to account.
Sponsored post: Quicker, quieter, cleaner – airspace modernisation will transform our skies
If it doesn’t happen, delays faced by passengers are likely to soar, with one in three flights being delayed by half an hour or more.
Sponsored Post: David Leighton: It’s time to turbo-charge trade
Ramping up the UK’s preparations for a No Deal Brexit can also deliver longer-term benefits, boosting the nation’s exports and trade.
Sponsored Post: Graham Brady and Tim Alderslade: We can and must be pro-environment and pro-aviation
The enemy is carbon, not air travel. The industry has already decoupled growth in aviation from growth in emissions, and plans further progress.
Sponsored Post: Stand With Hong Kong: Boris, please show the world that Britain will keep her promise on Hong Kong’s freedom
Time is not on our side – but under a new Prime Minister, the UK can stand with Hongkongers and uphold our freedom.
Sponsored Post: Richard Lambert – Housing is too important to be used to create a legacy
Private landlords epitomise traditional Tory values of aspiration, hard work and self-reliance, but this government is about to throw them on the scrapheap.
Sponsored Post: James Lowman: Breaking the cycle of violence against shopworkers
Last year, almost 10,000 people working in convenience stores were the victim of violence while doing their job, with similar numbers reported by big retail stores.
Sponsored Post: British Beer and Pub Association: Partnership pubs – how they work and why they’re chosen
There is space in the market for all of the different ownership models to thrive but a Partnership model can benefit both sides by balancing opportunities and trade-offs.
Sponsored Post: Rail Delivery Group: Big change is needed on our railways, and we have a plan to deliver it
We propose a new approach, designed around the needs of passengers and communities and the businesses who depend on rail freight to trade.
Sponsored Post: Darren Caplan: Plea to the Government – please reveal your proposals to enhance the UK’s railways
A lack of information about upcoming work, reduces rail businesses’ investment, jobs, and skills development, and threatens the ability of smaller rail firms to survive.
Sponsored Post: Rail Delivery Group – We’ve listened. Now we want to work with government to give rail customers what they want.
Customers want fares that meet modern working patterns, flexibility if plans change and the best available price for the service received.
Sponsored Post: Nick Brook – The new Ofsted framework requires improvement
Schools have changed a lot since we were pupils. But the way in which they are held to account hasn’t moved on very much in a quarter of a century.