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Forget the refugee crisis, Greece, the euro, Brexit, climate change. One of the more hair-raising crises to hit Europe’s shores in recent years is the exploitation of the continent’s hair stylists. “The health and safety of hairdre...

DWP Select Committtee Live Subject: Intergenerational fairness Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Willetts, Executive Chair, The Resolution Foundation (formerly Minister of State for Universities and Science), Rt Hon Steve Webb, former Pensions Minister

On iPlayer, you can watch television just a short while after it was first broadcast live and legally be allowed to do so. This was video on demand rather than broadcast television. If you only ever watch on demand programmes, you don&...

We recently spoke to Andrew Forsey - amongst various roles, Andrew works as an aide to Frank Field MP, Chair of the DWP Select Committee - about the high cost of bank charges, broadband and telephony costs. This action on our part followed on from ou...

The Poverty Alliance has backed the SNP’s call to put dignity and respect at the heart of Scotland’s social security system. Speaking on Good Morning Scotland, Director of the Poverty Alliance Peter Kelly said that: “When we talk to...

 The latest government U-turn on cruel welfare policies  The UK government has been forced into another U-turn by agreeing to retain a legally binding commitment to measure and publish the number of children living in low-income families, f...

Deflation returns to the Eurozone: Consumer prices fell 0.2 percent in February, the first month of negative inflation since September. Bad news and more pressure on the European Central Bank to take decisive action at its March 10 meeting. With...

Basic income in Europe: what could shape a social-democratic proposal. While most European countries have forms of minimum income protection, a basic income intended as a universal, unconditional and non-withdrawable intervention for all citizens, ha...

Thirteen political parties registered in Great Britain reported accepting over £9 million in donations between 1 October and 31 December 2015, according to new figures published by the Electoral Commission, the independent party funding watchdo...

Many people on low incomes are required to have Direct Debits on their accounts if they want certain services. There is no option to opt out. Banks are still levying excessive charges on customers who miss Direct Debit payments, £45 in the case...