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The next general election in the United Kingdom is proposed to take place on Thursday 8 June 2017. To do achieve this it will require a motion to be passed by the Commons, which the Prime Minister will move on 19 April and which will be supported by...

Organisers say 50 Big Conversation events across the country have already happened. The clear message from these events say organisers is that people want to see change. To realise our vision of a country where everyone has access to good food and no...

The majority of people in Scotland recognise the benefits of international students with 83 per cent agreeing they should be able to work in the UK for a fixed period of time after they have graduated, rather than return immediately to their home cou...

Millions of students and former students in England and Wales will face a sharp increase in interest rates on tuition fees and maintenance loans. The interest rates are linked to inflation - and are set to rise by about a third from 4.6% to up t...

ONS has decided that, with effect from the Labour Market Statistics releases to be published on 15 March 2017, to remove the Claimant Count series from the UK and Regional Statistical Bulletins, as it may now be providing a misleading representation...

The unemployment rate was 4.7% in the 3 months to February 2017, down from 5.1% a year earlier; it has not been lower since June to August 1975. Strong demand for labour is translating into a shift from part-time to full-time employment, and an incre...

Would you work better without a boss? It seems most of us would. A striking new YouGov poll suggests that by overwhelming margins, most people think that businesses would be better run through democratic consensus and without an overall bos...

The timetable for the introduction of the new 12-sided pound coin. 28 March to 15 October 2017. Postage rises The prices of first and second class stamps are to rise by 1p from 27 March, Roy-al Mail has announced. It will take the price of a first cl...

Thousands of disabled people who suffer from progressively worsening conditions will face reassessment for their benefits this year, new figures show. Campaigners and MPs are now demanding changes to stop those with such conditions being repeatedly r...

When I read about the raft of new austerity measures being rolled out from last week, it made my blood boil. These cuts – which include the Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) – will hit thousands of disadvantaged people including thos...