WEU News Articles

The Government is preparing to give Regional Mayors and other strategic authorities across England the power to impose a new tax on overnight accommodation. It is officially called an Overnight Vi...

A landmark settlement in the United States could change the way some of the world's biggest social-media companies treat children.  Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a...

Milk is so familiar that we barely notice how much we depend upon it. It is poured into tea and coffee, added to cereal and used in everything from sauces and desserts to bread and ready meals. It...

Artificial intelligence is attracting extraordinary amounts of money. Across the world, technology companies are spending hundreds of billions of pounds building data centres, buying advanced comp...

Part Two: England, the Workplace and the Right to Speak Freedom of speech is closely connected to national identity because a healthy national identity gives people shared ground from which disagr...

When young people pass through our education system, much of the emphasis is placed on examinations.  Yet they are also expected to choose a career or employment path that could shape the rest of t...

Part One: The Foundation of a Confident Nation Freedom of speech is vital if any nation is to thrive. It marks the difference between a flourishing society and a fearful one, where people no longe...

Hospitality Matters: The closure of familiar names such as Beefeater and Brewers Fayre should concern us all. It is part of a much bigger problem facing pubs, restaurants, and hotels across Britai...

Ice cream may appear to be a small luxury, but its history tells a much larger story about wealth. Working people, and the growing gap between those who can afford life’s pleasures and those who c...

Gazundering is becoming a growing concern for homeowners and workers across England and Wales. It happens when a buyer reduces an agreed offer before contracts are exchanged, sometimes just days b...