Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

If you want to vote against the Tories and am not sure how best to use your vote, the Liberal Democrats have a tactical voting website. Some Labour supporters and three of its MPs have called for the party to not stand candidates in two con...

The slump in the value of sterling since the EU referendum last June is responsible for 5p of the recent increase in the cost per litre of petrol and diesel, new figures from the Liberal Democrats revealed today. The average price of a litre of petro...

Women’s Equality Party candidate Sharon Lovell today announced that she will contest the Vale of Glamorgan seat in next month’s general election. In response to Labour’s disastrous showing in Wales in the local elections on May 4, L...

Europe Day is a celebration of peace and unity in Europe that happens annually on May 9. It commemorates the historical Schuman Declaration of May 9, made in 1950 by then French foreign minister Robert Schuman. Schuman proposed the creation...

Pensioners will receive at least an extra £772 per year by 2021 under Liberal Democrat manifesto plans to protect the Triple Lock.  The party are making the commitment to older people unlike the Conservatives who have repeatedly refused to...

The SNP has won the local elections emphatically, with more seats than any other party, an increased and higher share of the vote than any other party and as the largest party in more councils than any other party. Regardless of politics and policies...

Hiring rebounded in April as US employers added 211,000 jobs, a sign the economy’s sluggish growth in the first three months of the year may prove temporary. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4 percent from 4...

Are you 18-30? Not in education, training or employment? Do you live in Colchester or Braintree and want a career that makes a difference? The Princes Trust may have the answer? Join this free 6-week Adult Support Programme and enjoy an employment si...

It’s time to vote in the local elections. For those of you who have not done it before here are some guidelines When you get to the polling station Give your name and address to the staff inside the polling station when you arrive. You don&rsqu...

Both health and social care spending per person are set to fall in the coming years under current government plans, analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has revealed.  The figures predicted that health spending per person will be 1...