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The Government faces a potential bill of 2 billion euros, it was reported today, after EU investigators accused UK customs authorities of turning a blind eye to a fraud network allowing cheap Chinese goods to be dumped in Europe. The EU's anti-f...

Roma women have long been held back by inequalities, poverty, dire living conditions and a lack of opportunities, says the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on International Women’s Day on 8 March. “Too often Roma women f...

More than 360 jobs will be created in North Lanarkshire, with the construction of a new distribution centre by retail giant Lidl. Planning permission has been granted by the council for the 58,000 square metre building at McNeil Drive, Eurocentr...

The Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign group was formed to demand transitional arrangements including a 'bridging pension' for those caught out by the way the changes were brought about. Budget Day they are planning a demonstrati...

Communities and Local Government Committee and Work and Pensions Committee Tuesday 7 March 2017 Meeting starts at 3.45pm This consultation seeks views on the government’s plans for a new housing costs funding model for supported housing as...

International Women’s Day is a worldwide event that celebrates women’s achievements – from the political to the social – while calling for gender equality. It has been observed since the early 1900s and is now recognised...

At the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor announced that the government will move to a single major fiscal event each year. This means following the spring 2017 Budget and Finance Bill, Budgets will be delivered in the autumn, with the first one t...

The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee focuses on legal and tax issues around employment and the gig economy at the first public evidence session of its inquiry into the future world of work and rights of workers. -Inquiry: Futur...

A fascinating study by Brookings’ Homi Kharas on the future of the global middle class. “The next decade could see a faster expansion of the middle class than at any other time in history. Within a few years, based on current forecasts, a...

9,000 Youngsters Could Be Made Homeless by Housing Benefit Cuts, Warns Charity. Homelessness charity Centrepoint estimates that 9,000 youngsters will be at risk of sleeping in the streets because of the changes – based on the number of 18-21 ye...