Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

A debt-ridden young man took his own life shortly after bailiffs clamped the motorcycle that was essential to his work as a courier, an inquest has heard, in a case that has prompted calls for reform of the debt-collection industry. Jerome Rogers, 20...

However you may be spending this Monday — at work or at leisure — we hope it’s a good one.

Commenting on the figures, Robert Gardner, Nationwide's Chief Economist, said: “House prices recorded their second consecutive monthly fall in April, while the annual rate of growth slowed to 2.6%, the weakest since June 2013. “In some re...

The government has admitted that dozens of deaths may be due to suicides linked to PIP’s reassessments, it admitted under questioning from Labour MP Diana Johnson. Work and Pensions Minister Damian Hinds confirmed the government has carried out...

The Liberal Democrats have committed to ending the scandal of rough sleeping in Britain, as the Homelessness Reduction Bill enters into force today. Following a campaign visit to the Hundred Houses Society, a charitable housing association in Cambrid...

Figures out today have shown there was a sharp rise in serious and violent crime in 2016, including a 14% increase in knife crime. Police forces have seen their budgets cut by £2.2 billion in real terms in recent years, according to t...

UK consumer confidence slipped further as concern over the general economic situation increased, a key survey reveals today. However, pollster GFK highlights its view that the fall in its key consumer confidence index from -6 in March to -7 in April...

A recruitment event, organised by North Lanarkshire Council's Supported Employment Service, has resulted in Motherwell-based company, Walker Profiles, recruiting two new members of staff after successful job matches and interviews. Supported Employme...

Tory proposals need to go 'back to the drawing board' say the SNP.    SNP MP and member of the Scottish Affairs Committee Margaret Ferrier has said the closure of Job Centre Plus offices around Scotland is 'completely incoherent' - and ...

These are tough times and we are very pleased to welcome industry leaders, top insolvency specialists; Wilson Field, who have chosen to join the ABC directory.  In the news, today is the fact the founder and former trustees of Kids Company...