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John Major Warns of Poll Tax Style Riots Potentially Caused by Universal Credit
Thursday 11 October, 2018Former 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,...
Bill to Protect Tenants Gets Second Reading
Thursday 11 October, 2018Yesterday 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 Awareness Week 5th - 9th November, Theme -: Does High-tech Cause Hi-Stress?
Wednesday 10 October, 2018International 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...
Study Finds Young People Turning Away from Booze
Wednesday 10 October, 2018The 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...
World Mental Health Day 2018
Wednesday 10 October, 2018Today 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...
No Grants For Companies Under-paying Workers in Scotland Says SNP Conferance
Tuesday 09 October, 2018The 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...
Will Quince MP Takes Forward our Complaint
Tuesday 09 October, 2018Dear 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...
Parents on Universal Credit With Six-Year-Old Battling Brain Cancer Forced To Live On Hospital Food
Tuesday 09 October, 2018Worried parents of a six-year-old battling brain cancer say they have been forced to eat leftover hospital food because they can't live on Universal Credit . The husband and wife Chris and Rachel Nelson gave up work to care for little Blais...
Pension Tax Relief - Possible Budget Target for Phillip Hammond
Monday 08 October, 2018Philip 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...
Families in the UK Labour Market
Wednesday 03 October, 2018The 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...
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