Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

On Wednesday, the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg is expected to rule against the U.K. government in a case challenging the legality of legislation giving British authorities sweeping powers to collect emails, text messages and othe...

Greek lawmakers have approved a controversial Christmas bonus payment for low-earning pensioners that prompted bailout creditors to suspend a debt relief deal agreed upon only last week. The left-led government insisted again Thursday that it's not d...

Director of Communications Claire Ainsley has written a new blog Why politicians must listen to people on low incomes. Claire highlights that people on low incomes are often marginalised and that they must have a stronger voice in democracy. Her...

The figures show the recent movements in real AWE (whole economy). This is calculated as nominal unadjusted AWE, divided by the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). This series is calculated for regular and total pay at the whole economy level and then seaso...

If you want to ensure that your cards arrive in time, the last posting date for Second Class Post in the United Kingdom this year is 20th December! This year the upgrade to First Class only buys you one extra day - the last posting date for First Cla...

According to the government - through 14 name changes, 77 Secretaries and Ministers of State, and across more than 700 jobcentres throughout the country, the DWP has been at the forefront of improving people’s lives. In 1942 William Beveridge s...

The main contribution to the increase in UK house prices came from England, where house prices increased by 7.4% over the year to October 2016, with the average price in England now £233,000. Wales saw house prices increase by 4.4% over the las...

We do love our music here at the ABC and we do feature music to lift the soul and to illustrate articles. Occasionally you come across artists so talented that you wonder where it comes from? English folk singer Hannah Sanders & Ben Saunders are...

In the year 2015-2016 the public donated 10,570 tonnes of food which fed over a million people at Trussell Trust foodbanks, up from 1,225 tonnes (which fed less than 130,000 people) five years ago. The rise of food banks and increasing need for help...

The project, backed by £280,000 of Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) investment, will include 4 new picture books to promote group discussions on finding and keeping a job. Beyond Words is a social enterprise which already produces unique...