Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

The UK government is proposing to close up to 23 Jobcentre Plus sites across Scotland - and 50% of sites in Glasgow. The Scottish Government and SNP at Westminster have been active in their efforts to force the UK government into reversing these plan...

The SNP Conference has called for the UK government to scrap the callous two child policy and rape clause after Tory Ministers quietly published the statutory instrument which would allow the policy to automatically become law without debate or vote&...

South African President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday there was no "crisis" as doubts mounted over the payment of welfare benefits to 17 million people because of a court battle involving a service-provider. The chaos in South Africa's social security...

Around 30% of Britain’s children are now classified as poor, of whom two-thirds are from working families. Commenting on the news, Shadow Education Secretary John Pugh said: “This news is the equivalent to the obituary notice for compassi...

Volunteers gave 7% less of their time to help their communities, at a loss to the UK of more than £1 billion, between 2012 and 2015, latest figures show. In fact, there has been a general decline in the time that the UK’s unsung hero...

In a response from Government to the Committee published today,  DWP downplays the impact of the problems in the roll out of Universal Credit on claimants and local councils, claiming that rent arrears associated with UC “are likely to be...

Essex Outdoors is now recruiting for both experienced and trainee outdoor activity instructors to work throughout the 2017 season at its centres in Bradwell, Danbury, Harlow and Mersea. There is a need for individuals who can work with customers from...

Joblessness falls but wages decline also. Average weekly pay is now £507 according to the Office of National Statistics.  Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that, between August to October 2016 and the 3 months to January 2017, th...

Polls have opened in the Dutch election today and all European eyes are on PM Mark Rutte and far-right leader Geert Wilders. Rutte’s party seemed to get a poll bounce in recent days as he clashed live on TV with his rival.

A police investigation is underway and a Conservative MP has been interviewed by police over election spending.  MP Craig Mackinlay has been questioned under caution about whether Tories overspent in the 2015 South Thanet campaign against N...