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Extracts of Vince Cable's main conference speech "A disaster looms. Brexit. The product of a fraudulent and frivolous campaign led by two groups of silly public school boys living their dormitory pillow fights. "And now, thanks to Boris Johnson, they...

Suicide Prevention North Lanarkshire teamed up with Motherwell, Celtic and Airdrie FC to host a special football competition to raise awareness about the high death rates in Scotland. Ravenscraig was the venue for the 7-a-side tournament on Wednesday...

The Liberal Democrats have called on Theresa May to use her speech next week in Florence to change course and unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU nationals, to prevent a 'Brexodus' of thousands of nurses and teachers working in Britain’s sc...

The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to immediately lift the pay cap on the armed forces to address a growing recruitment crisis. Currently, a newly trained private on £18,488 would see a £351 real-terms pay cut n...

The number of people claiming out of work benefits in Sunderland has increased, according to the latest figures. Statistics show that 5,710 people were in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance and unemployment Universal Credit in August, u...

Irish people should receive the state pension at the age of 70 in order to protect the economy, it has been said. According newstalk.com, the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has suggested that Irish citizens should work until...

On Wednesday 13 September, Demos and the British Council convened a high-level public discussion in Parliament on the themes of our joint year-long Next Generation UK project, which explored the attitudes and aspirations of young adult...

Yesterday Glasgow City Council voted in favour of a feasibility study to be commissioned, looking into a possible 'Rent Pressure Zone'. This vote has come after the hugely successful Glasgow branch launch where members voted overwhelmingly to make th...

According to a recent survey, Australians are spending 19.6 per cent of their household expenditure on housing. The 2015-16 Household Expenditure Survey shows the average family spent about $1,425 a week (£849.634) or (€956.091)&...

Amid widespread criticism the DWP select Committee are looking at Universal Credit. DWP’s preparedness for the scheduled acceleration of the rollout of full service Universal Credit from October 2017, including waits for payments, advance payme...