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Our Campaign to support Ken Livingstone was blocked by 38 Degrees who will not support campaigns within political parties. So we have posted it here at the ABC website instead. We are concerned about the way that the BBC published an article last wee...

The 21,000 active magistrates in England and Wales deal with over 90% of criminal cases and makes up 85% of all judicial office holders. In court, all three magistrates have an equal responsibility in the decision-making process, the chairman (in the...

Speeding fines have been increased massively and these have just come into force.  The minimum penalty for speeding is a £100 fine and 3 penalty points added to your licence. You could be disqualified from driving if you build up 12 or mor...

The Scottish National Party has said the UK government should be “ashamed” after Disability Rights UK raised concerns about three “hidden” social security cuts to disabled people that have not been subject to a specific govern...

Benefits are usually paid straight into your bank, building society or credit union account. If your payment is due on a bank holiday, you’ll be paid on the last working day before the holiday.

As the rate of Employment and Support Allowance for many claimants falls by £30 per week, IPPR Senior Research Fellow Joe Dromey writes on how slashing the benefit is the wrong approach to reducing the incapacity benefits bill.

The welfare cap is a limit on the amount that government can spend on certain social security benefits and tax credits. The cap aims to better control spending in an area that can be difficult for government to control. The cap included 56% of total...

The government has finally unveiled its formal consultation process on proposal to ban letting agents levying fees on tenants in England. Commenting, Baroness Olly Grender, who was instrumental in forcing the government to do this consultation said:...

Propaganda works by sanctifying a single value, such as faith, or patriotism. Anyone who questions it puts themselves outside the circle of respectable opinion. The sacred value is used to obscure the intentions of those who champion it. Today the va...

Herts Young Homeless is an independent charity that has been supporting vulnerable people in Hertfordshire for over 15 years. We have offices throughout Hertfordshire with over 50 staff and many more volunteers. In Hertfordshire, the charity has...