Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

Very off topic for the ABC, but we are passionate about sailing and felt this might interest our audience? A welcome rest from hearing the word; BREXIT.  First contested in 1851, the America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in international spor...

Around 49,000 young Scots are carers – but only a fraction have been receiving the benefits they are entitled to. Now the Scottish Government and Young Scot are making a concerted effort at the start of Carers Week to raise...

An urgent re-think of the current four-year freeze in benefits is needed to protect struggling families from further damage as inflation jumps to 2.9% -  a four-year high -  Child Poverty Action Group warns. Chief Executive of the charity A...

Very sadly we were due to take a team of Essex University students sailing today (12th June) but we have had to cancel due to the blustery conditions. Our sailboat was a Westerly Griffin - ideal for cruising in coastal waters.   The trip to Rowh...

In Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2017, 89% of adults in the UK had recently used the internet (in the last 3 months), up from 88% in 2016; while 9% had never used the internet, down from 10% in 2016. Virtually all adults aged 16 to 34 years were recent int...

Chief Treasury Secretary David Gauke has been appointed work and pensions secretary. David Michael Gauke was born 8 October 1971) is a British Conservative Party politician and a solicitor. He has been the MP for&nb...

Hilary Hoynes is a Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the University of California Berkeley. Her research focuses on poverty, food and nutrition programmes and the impact of government policies on low-income families. Professor Hoynes earned...

The Labour Force Survey (LFS) is a quarterly sample survey carried out by interviewing people about their personal circumstances and work. The Labour Force Survey latest results published 17th May 2017 Latest results for Northern Ireland: The la...

Theresa May’s failure to win a majority means that single market membership must be back on the table, SNP MP Stephen Gethins has said.   Despite repeatedly insisting she would not do so, the Prime Minister called a snap election to secure...

“This election was about bread and butter issues - what needs to change for ordinary working people. And no wonder: if current trends continue, in five years’ time 3.5 million people will be in insecure work – and the average wage i...