Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights UK Visit - Preliminary Findings The Special Rapporteur, Professor Philip Alston, presented the findings from his investigation into government efforts to eradicate poverty in the UK, incl...

Interim Response to the Independent Review of the Personal Independence Payment assessment process An Independent Review of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) process was carried out by Walter Rader who examined the operation of the PIP assessme...

Over 170 delegates have attended a ‘Health and Homelessness’ conference in Belfast. The event, organised by the Department of Health, Queen’s University Belfast and the Public Health Agency, brought together front line staff, key policy makers and ex...

You are cordially invited to the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights’ presentation of the preliminary findings from his visit to the United Kingdom on Friday, November 16, 2018, at 12:00 pm at the Internation...

Esther McVey has resigned today but she will not be missed from a post that appears to have a revolving door attached to it. The Tory press are portraying McVey as a working-class Tory grafter, but to many people she came across as inflexible, cold,...

The ABC have an invitation to an event with the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights on Friday at the: International Maritime Organisation in London (4 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7SR).          Image:...

Following a refusal to allow a vote at last nights cabinet meeting, Esther McVey, Work & Pensions Minister is said to be close to quitting. A passionate BREXIT leaver, Esther McVey was said to have been in tears after a clash with PM Theresa...

Urban is a National fixed fee lettings agency with local experts that guide you through the rental process. They have conducted a landlord survey and found these results. There were some surprising results from the quiz, most notably: - 91% of landlo...

Theresa May’s senior ministers will gather in as a at 2 p.m. this afternoon for what should be the most significant Cabinet meeting in years. The PM will seek the backing of her top team to press ahead with the draft Brexit deal agreed by negotiators...

Dundee East MSP Shona Robison has urged the UK government to “think again” on investing £50 million through the Tay Cities Deal to secure a future for the Michelin tyre factory in Dundee.    Image left: The Michelin tyre factory in Dun...