Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) is pleased to launch their new website and new look! The GFN goal is to provide our visitors an easier way to learn about the mission, programming, and impact that GFN and its food banks partners are making on hun...

The State Opening of Parliament marks the formal start of the parliamentary year and the Queen's Speech sets out the government’s agenda for the coming session, outlining proposed policies and legislation. It is the only regular occasion when...

The Social Security (Emergency Funds) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 has been laid in parliament by new Work and Pensions Secretary Greg Clark and comes into force on Monday 19 June. The rule change means victims of the Manchester Arena bombing in May,...

A website for a charity for the homeless, www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk, seen on 5 February 2017, stated "NO SECOND NIGHT OUT ON THE STREETS. TELL US ABOUT A ROUGH SLEEPER" and featured a telephone number. Text below stated "Have you seen someone sleep...

The DWP has suspended normal rules for claimant affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster. Rules which include sanctions routinely issued to claimants who miss appointments have been suspended indefinitely for former Grenfell Tower tenants and other lo...

The urge to go on-line and post images or text about whatever we think needs some thought Omega Mwaikambo was hauled before Court after taking grim photographs of a dead body from the Grenfell tower block fire in Kensington, West London, on Wednesday...

Sir Vince Cable has seized on Philip Hammond’s admittance that the public are “weary” of austerity by calling for an end to the public sector wage cap – which will see fire fighters an estimated £1,423 worse off in...

A rare honour indeed. Simon Collyer has written an article The Lessons from Grenfell Tower published at the Barrister magazine website. The Barrister is the largest circulation magazine for Barristers practising in the UK. We are very proud and...

We sent our Letter to the Editor to a number of publications such as newspapers and journals in the legal profession. Also to the Editor of the London Evening Standard George Osbourne.   Don't count on it being published however.    &n...

The Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation was established on 1 April 1996, when it assumed management of 9,760 properties from the council. Run by a board of 13 tenants, it was described at the time as "one of Britain's most ambitious...