Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

Housing and Regeneration Minister Rebecca Evans has written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to warn about the impact Universal Credit is having on some of the most vulnerable people in Wales. Rebecca Evans said:  “Foodbank use in...

Former Conservative Prime Minister Sir John Major has criticised the government's key welfare reform, saying it could cause the Tories the same problems as the poll tax in the 1980s. On Wednesday, another former prime minister, Labour's Gordon Brown,...

Yesterday the second reading of the tenant fee bill was delivered in the House of Lords outlining the measures the Government is going to take to create a fairer playing field for landlords and tenants in the UK rental sector. With a focus on unfair...

International Stress Awarness Week kicks off soon ISMA will celebrates Stress Awareness Day's 20th anniversary, they are going to devote the whole week 5th – 9th November to reducing the taboo associated with stress and mental health say the organise...

The front page of the Times splashes on the revelations that a third of 16-24 year old spurn drinking alcohol.  Nearly 30% of young people in England do not drink, study finds The survey of 10,000 young people also found that the proportion who...

Today is World Mental Health Day One in four people in the world will be affected by mental or neurological disorders at some point in their lives. According to the World Health organisation, Adolescence and the early years of adulthood are a time of...

The SNP conference congratulates the SNP Scottish Government on their recent announcement, that paying the real Living Wage will be included in the criteria for the award of job-related public sector grants, as part of its Fair Work policy.   Co...

Dear Will Quince MP, Thank you for your response today. I also received a hand written note from, Polly Toynbee (Guardian Journalist) this morning, wishing me well with this campaign. This was extremely kind of Ms Toynbee and very encouraging. I...

Philip Hammond is going to have to find the cash to cover the spending announcements - that minor matter, the extra £20 billion for the NHS could come from pensions tax relief — which currently costs £35 billion a year. Pension Tax Relief could be ta...

The employment rate for mothers increased from 68.9% to 74.0% between 2013 and 2018, according to new figures released today by the Office for National Statistics. Half of mothers (50.5%) work 30 or more hours a week compared with over two thirds (69...