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,…
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UK’s net zero ambitions at risk after ‘disastrous’ offshore wind auction
Fears are growing that existing offshore wind projects could be shelved, after industry insiders warned that “disastrous” handling by the government had created a big…
View More UK’s net zero ambitions at risk after ‘disastrous’ offshore wind auctionJeremy Hunt under pressure to cancel planned cut to energy bills support
Jeremy Hunt is under increasing pressure to cancel a planned cut to energy bill support as research showed that paying for heat and power will…
View More Jeremy Hunt under pressure to cancel planned cut to energy bills supportNearly 2m UK households behind on bill payments as Christmas approaches
As the cost of living crisis continues to ravage people’s incomes, it has emerged that almost 2m households have defaulted on at least one significant…
View More Nearly 2m UK households behind on bill payments as Christmas approachesUK green economy has failed to grow since 2014, according to official data
The UK’s low-carbon and renewable energy economy has failed to grow since 2014, according to official data showing a fall in the number of green…
View More UK green economy has failed to grow since 2014, according to official data660,000 jobs at risk as UK’s green investment lags
Up to 660,000 jobs will be at serious risk if the UK continues to fall behind other countries in the amount it invests in green…
View More 660,000 jobs at risk as UK’s green investment lagsWorkers in south-west England hardest hit by Universal Credit cut
The south-west of England will have the highest proportion of low-income workers affected by a £20-a-week cut later this year in universal credit payments, according…
View More Workers in south-west England hardest hit by Universal Credit cutMore than 1m children from key worker families living in poverty, says TUC
More than a million children from households in the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic are living in poverty, according to new research…
View More More than 1m children from key worker families living in poverty, says TUC