Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

FAKE NEWS - Why do we value lies more than lives? We know that certain falsehoods kill people. Some of those who believe such claims as “coronavirus doesn’t exist”; “it’s not the virus that makes people ill, but 5G”; or “vaccines are used to inject u...

IRELAND - Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan (left) has expressed frustration after the Minister for Housing was again unable to provide clear answers as to why homeless people are still being turned away from emergency accommodation. Image:&n...

TUC WARNING – The TUC have been warning people just how vulnerable workers are too unfair dismissal. The Conservative-led coalition increased the qualifying period for unfair dismissal from 12 months to 24 months in 2012. 1 in 4 workers are vuln...

More than one in six people are struggling to afford their broadband during the third lockdown, Citizens Advice has found. This comes at a time when people are more reliant on broadband to work, teach their children and order essentials. Citizens Adv...

Thursday 28 January, 3.30pm Watch the session live at www.parliamentlive.tv The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee takes evidence from newly appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Rough Sleeping & Housing, Eddie Hug...

UNEMPLOYMENT Northern Ireland - The number of people on the NI claimant count (experimental) increased over the month to 59,900 in November 2020. This November count is more than double the number recorded in March. In Summary The labour market...

UNEMPLOYMENT - The number of people out of work in the UK has continued to rise, with those aged 25 to 34 facing the biggest risk of losing their jobs according to the BBC. In the three months to November, people in that age group had a redundan...

Chancellor Rishi Sunak wants to give claimants of the universal credit welfare benefit a £1,000 one-off sum in exchange for removing the temporary £20 per-week uplift introduced during the pandemic — doubling his previous offer of £500,  The arg...

RADIO APPEARANCE - Simon Collyer ABC founder was a special guest on the BBC Essex mid-morning show Thursday 21st January 2021 with presenter Dave Monk.  We chatted about HSBC and their branch closing program announced this week. 82 HSBC branches...

RAC RESCUE - Flat battery yesterday for the ABC, our staff car imobilized, having left an interior light on overnight. Bong...!  The ABC have always had the most fantastic service from the RAC. To get the title 'Royal' in your name you have to b...