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The DWP staff have upset a few people by publishing “highlights” of the year on Twitter. The Department for Work and Pensions claimed new strategies to help families, changes to the state pension age and examples of people finding wo...

'Once we have identified God as a baby born into poverty and peril, a refugee fleeing a Middle East despot, a common laborer living in occupied territory, we have to rethink everything about greatness'. Brian English

Rutger Bregman is a journalist at The Correspondent, and one of Europe's most prominent young thinkers. He has published four books on history, philosophy, and economics. His History of Progress was awarded the Belgian Liberales prize for best nonfic...

Next year will be an important year for ending hunger, with two important attempts by back bench MPs to take meaningful action on ending UK hunger. On January 19 there will be the second reading of Frank Field's bill on ending holiday hunger. At Chri...

Thursday showed a jump in the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits last week, the underlying trend in jobless claims remained consistent with a tightening labor market. The strong economy and tight jobs market has led many analysts to...

Timpson are helping people look their  best when times are tough so if you’re unemployed and going for an interview Timson will clean an outfit for you free of charge. This service is available from 500 Timpson locations nationwide. A grea...

We would line to wish all our audience a very, Happy Christmas. Special thanks must go to all those who have assisted the ABC in 2017. Christopher Johnson, friend, adviser, administrator and all round unwavering supporter. Co-director David Chivers....

Remember the fuss about Damian Green, Theresa May’s closest adviser and de-facto deputy, allegedly having “extreme porn” on his government computer several years ago? Green denied being aware of a police investigation into the alleg...

We met this little chap on the bar at the fabulous The Cats Public house in Essex.  The Cats, Blue Hill Lane, Woodham Water, Nr. Maldon, Essex, CM9 6LS,United Kingdom We just love The Cats at the ABC and we recommend tha...

The good folk at Jobcentre Plus are having their holidays and these are the opening/closing hours. Feeling depressed, lonely or suicidal. We are here at the ABC every day apart from Christmas and Boxing Day: 01206 509623 We are on Facebook, and: ...