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FRAUD - Council tax scams are the most common type of fraud committed against local authorities, analysis out today has found. CIPFA’s annual fraud and corruption tracker found council tax scams make up 78% of all fraud at local government level with...

ELECTION The Electoral Reform Society reports “a dramatic surge in voting registration,” with 2.8 million applications since the election was called — that’s more than 1 million more than during the same pre-deadline period in 2017. Two-thirds of tho...

DISABILITY - Parking is a hot issue at the moment and is likely to get worse with private parking companies making fortunes out of motorists and local councils funding their operations via parking fines. In the US virtually whole towns budgets are be...

BUSINESS NEWS - Lorry drivers and warehouse workers employed by Eddie Stobart Logistics (ESL) are demanding urgent answers as the future of the company hangs in the balance. ESL is understood to be in financial difficulties and trading in its shares...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - It is Simon's birthday today, ABC founder. Simon has made through another year. And he has a few more to go let's hope.  This is Simon in his younger years doing his favourite sport, competitive sailing. Ed,Oh, to return to thos...

WASPI WOMEN - 195,100 women in Wales will be offered a pay-out of up to £31,000 after Labour pledges compensation packages for millions of women hit by state pension age rises imposed by the Tories. Labour pledges compensation pac...

CHILD POVERTY - In a snapshot poll of National Education Union members this year, the growth of child poverty and its visibility within schools and colleges is laid bare. The poll finds that: 62% of respondents have witnessed an increase in child pov...

TORY PARTY MANIFESTO - The independent charity Full Fact has scrutinised today’s Conservative manifesto launch. On the cost of new nurses, of which the manifesto promises 50,000, Full Fact calculates that 50,000 ext...

LABOUR PARTY MANIFESTO - For those of you who enjoy a good read we have made the Labour Party Manifesto downloadable.  It is certainly radical. This is what Charity Full Fact has to say: Brexit In his launch speech, Jeremy Corbyn said...

SHAREHOLDER RETURNS - Dividend payments are soaring as wages stagnate. From the Executive Summary. New analysis of dividends and share buybacks paid by the FTSE 100 over the last five years reveals the extent to which companies protect and increase p...