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House of Commons Thursday 16 November 2017 Meeting starts at 9.30am   ABC Note: The Centre for Social Justice was set up by Iain Duncan Smith and Tim Montgomerie a leading Conservative activist who has since re...

Universal Credit aims to replace six working-age benefits. The Government is now rolling out the Full Service, under which everyone eligible can claim UC no matter their circumstances. Once the Full Service is launched in an area both the number and...

Together with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will host a social summit in Gothenburg on 17 November 2017, focusing on promoting fair jobs and growth. The Social summit for fa...

Growth in consumer prices including owner occupiers’ housing costs remained at the same rate of 2.8% for October 2017. Growth in input prices for UK manufacturers is slowing rapidly, in line with an unwinding of the sterling depreciation effect...

House of Commons Thursday 16 November 2017 Meeting starts at 9.30am   ABC Note: Things could really kick-off at this debate. We will see in the Houses of Parliament who really wears the trousers!!   Agenda Oral questions: Digital, Cult...

Charlie Mullins is the flamboyant founder & CEO of Pimlico Plumbers. Leaving school at age fifteen, Mr Mullins has built up Pimlico Plumbers, a multimillion pound company, London's largest independent plumbing company. Mr Mullins d...

On Friday 10 November the Employment Appeal Tribunal upheld the original decision of the Employment Tribunal that the Uber drivers are workers and are not self-employed running their own independent businesses. According to employ...

Benefit claimant Lee Williams was overpaid more than £3,000 in payments after he failed to tell the authorities when he started work. The 34-year-old legitimately claimed benefits when he was out of work, North Staffordshire Justice Centre...

Work and Pensions Committee Wednesday 15 November 2017 Meeting starts at 9.20am Subject: Pension freedom and choice Witnesses: Nicola Parish, Executive Director of Frontline Regulation, The Pensions Regulator, and Christopher Woolard, Director o...

Bought by a friend and supporter our Sainsbury own brand microwave has died on us. A tragic tale of one that died so young. Purchased on the 30th July 2016 – at 16:56.37 - if you want to be precise, our Microwaves covering on the turntable deck...