Pay packets are smaller than they were in 2008 in most local authority areas in the UK, according to analysis by the Trades Union Congress,…
View More Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC findsTag: Politics
England childcare scheme may struggle to deliver places, finds ‘damning’ report
The deployment of the government’s childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing “significant uncertainties” and may struggle to meet its own targets,…
View More England childcare scheme may struggle to deliver places, finds ‘damning’ reportSunak has ‘set Britain back’ on net zero, says UK’s climate adviser
Rishi Sunak has given up Britain’s reputation as a world leader in the fight against the climate crisis and has “set us back” by failing…
View More Sunak has ‘set Britain back’ on net zero, says UK’s climate adviserNearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show
Nearly 1 million people aged over 66 in the UK are living in deprivation, according to government statistics, the highest number since comparable records began.…
View More Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief
Political leaders who present themselves as “grownups” while slowing the pace of climate action are pushing the world towards deeper catastrophe, a former US climate…
View More ‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chiefFlooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river
Farmers who have their entire cropping land submerged underwater have found they are ineligible for a government flooding hardship fund – because their farms are…
View More Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from riverCost of UK passports to rise for second time in 14 months to up to £100
The cost of a new or renewed UK passport is going up again for the second time in 14 months – rising by 7% to…
View More Cost of UK passports to rise for second time in 14 months to up to £100Labour plans £5bn crackdown on tax avoiders to close non-dom spending gap
Rachel Reeves has said an incoming Labour government would launch a £5bn crackdown on tax avoiders to close a gap in its spending plans exposed…
View More Labour plans £5bn crackdown on tax avoiders to close non-dom spending gap‘A deeply broken system’: is it time England abandoned council tax?
Battersea power station offered no prospect of luxury living when Tony Belton became a local councillor in 1971. The coal-fired behemoth was nearing closure after…
View More ‘A deeply broken system’: is it time England abandoned council tax?British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
Farmers are calling for the government to grant them a universal basic income, saying the post-Brexit agriculture subsidy scheme has left many poorer. Delays to…
View More British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles