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Report by the: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants EU stakeholders and decision-makers discussed what has been achieved since the publication of the new Skills Agenda for Europe, and what the next steps might be, at ACCA-PwC event at the E...

Very sadly we were due to take a team of Essex University students sailing today (12th June) but we have had to cancel due to the blustery conditions. Our sailboat was a Westerly Griffin - ideal for cruising in coastal waters.   The trip to Rowh...

In Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2017, 89% of adults in the UK had recently used the internet (in the last 3 months), up from 88% in 2016; while 9% had never used the internet, down from 10% in 2016. Virtually all adults aged 16 to 34 years were recent int...

Chief Treasury Secretary David Gauke has been appointed work and pensions secretary. David Michael Gauke was born 8 October 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician and a solicitor. He has been the MP for&nb...

Hilary Hoynes is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley. Her research focuses on poverty, food and nutrition programmes and the impact of government policies on low-income families. Professor Hoynes earned...

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a quarterly sample survey carried out by interviewing people about their personal circumstances and work. The Labour Force Survey latest results published 17th May 2017 Latest results for Northern Ireland: The la...

Theresa May’s failure to win a majority means that single market membership must be back on the table, SNP MP Stephen Gethins has said.   Despite repeatedly insisting she would not do so, the Prime Minister called a snap election to secure...

The DUP, which is the biggest Unionist (ie pro-UK) party in Northern Ireland, are often treated as though they are just the same as the other Unionist party they have essentially replaced – the Ulster Unionists. But while the UUP have a long ru...

“This election was about bread and butter issues - what needs to change for ordinary working people. And no wonder: if current trends continue, in five years’ time 3.5 million people will be in insecure work – and the average wage i...

After the most astonishing election result in living memory, whose political outcome on the morning after is deeply unclear, is there anything we can say at this point we have learned? Here are five apparent lessons, all rather encouraging for suppor...