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Pay slowdown set to continue Risk that real pay could fall back below 2 per cent for first time since February 2015 Official figures published later this week are expected to show that average wages grew by 1.9-2 per cent in November, representing a...

Chris Grayling seems to be preparing to lead the EU BRITEXIT faction in the Conservative Party. If we left the EU it could cause the break-up of the United Kingdom as Scotland would almost certainly want to stay in the EU and so would Wales. If the f...

The Western Front Via Sacra Walk - 2016 - Could we get a an ABC team together? From the event website: Inspired by a letter from a soldier in WW1, Historian Sir Anthony Seldon will undertake a walk across the Western Front, as it was in 191...

Work and Pensions Committee launches major new inquiry on “intergenerational fairness”.    The Commons Work and Pensions Committee is today launching a major new inquiry on “intergenerational fairness” – the qu...

House of Commons Work and Pensions Select Committee EVIDENCE SESSION: Bereavement benefits  9.30am, Wednesday 13 January, Wilson Room, Portcullis House The Committee is holding the second of three evidence sessions in its inquiry into Bereavemen...

The Agenda Oral questions: Energy and Climate Change, including Topical Questions Business Statement: Leader of the House Backbench Business: Effect of the equalization of the state pension age on women Backbench Business: Children in care Adjournmen...

According a BBC article today: The UK faces a "cocktail" of serious threats from a slowing global economy as 2016 shapes up to be one of the toughest since the financial crisis, George Osborne is to warn. The chancellor will later on T...

The Work and Pensions Select Committee announces publication of a response from the Financial Conduct Authority to its report on Pension freedom guidance and advice and the Government response to its report on Welfare-to-work.  Th...

The debate over women’s pensions, those born in the 1950's has created a hot debate.  Over 100,000 people have signed a petition. You can sign too. Just click on the link. Petition Make fair transitional state pension arrangements for...

Happy Christmas to our Orthodox Christian visitors Many Orthodox Christians in the UK attend special liturgies on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. The Christmas Day liturgies may begin at midnight (00:00) between Christmas Eve and Christmas Day o...