Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

LOCKDOWN OFFENSES -  Not quite the usual remit from the ABC but we wrote to the Police and Crime Commissioner in Derbyshire following the fines served on women who were fined £200 each when they drove five miles for a walk by Foremark...

RENTERS - The government has caved in to pressure and extended the eviction moratorium. The government are providing extra funding to help councils homeless people.  In Scotland, the ban on eviction orders, which was due to expire on 22 January,...

EVICTIONS - Scot's organise a temporary ban on eviction orders will be extended until the end of March. Regulations will be laid in the Scottish Parliament on 14 January to extend the current ban, which is in place at present until 22 January. T...

INVESTMENT BANKS – If our government in the UK claims they cannot find £20 a week to renew the Universal Credit increase in April, perhaps they should look at the Investment Bank results. Top 5 US Investment Banks Accounted for 30% of Global Investme...

ENERGY ARREARS - Since February an estimated 2 million households are in arrears with their energy bills according to Citizens Advice. On Average billpayers owe £760 for electricity and £605 for gas.  With an additional 600,000 owing paymen...

ROGUE EMPLOYERS - The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers. Published 31 December 2020 From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Low Pay Commission, and Paul Scully MP 1...

BENEFIT INCREASES - In April 2021 below are the increases in benefits based on the old amounts. Universal Credit was given an additional boost of £1,040 a year (around £20 a week or £80 a month) however it is not clear if this will be continued....

UNIVERSAL CREDIT - The SNP has urged the UK Tory Chancellor to make work pay and increase support for those in employment, after new figures revealed the number of people working while claiming Universal Credit has sky-rocketed in the last year....

BREAKING NEWS - US President Donald Trump has signed into law a coronavirus relief and spending package bill, US media report, averting a partial government shutdown. Mr Trump had initially refused to sign the bill, saying he wanted to give peop...

UNITED STATES - President-Elect Joe Biden makes a statement about the COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill Statement It is the day after Christmas, and millions of families don’t know if they’ll be able to make ends meet because of President Donald Tru...