Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

The SNP has today renewed its call for a halt to all benefit sanctions until a full independent review is carried out, as new research shows that there is a “striking” link between benefit sanctions and mental health.   New research...

Mayors from major European cities are meeting Commissioners Thyssen and Bieńkowska on 22 February to discuss employment. The mayors will emphasise the vital role that cities play in addressing Europe's employment crisis, and how engaging cities in pa...

The Office of National Statistics has been under pressure to improve the statistics that the public get. We are very pleased therefore to reproduce this article from Full Fact. Anyone should be able to easily access, understand and use the most basic...

For £267,946 a year, you get to be a deputy governor of the Bank of England and lead Britain’s efforts to regulate its banks. In return, you have to ensure that the PRA [The Deputy Governor for Prudential Regulation] “maintains and...

The Scottish National Party has today called for a freephone number to be established immediately following reports that individuals applying for Universal Credit will be charged up to 45p a minute to make a claim.    Neil Gray MP has writt...

Cameron’s opening bid — a 13 year benefit ban: Having spent all week telling other leaders they can’t change the text, that’s the first thing David Cameron tried to do in the UK summit discussion, but suggesting that...

ASDA has removed charity and food bank collection points from all of its stores. Food banks throughout the UK rely on these donations and this decision could leave Britain's poorest families going hungry. 38 Degrees Member Clare, who shops at ASDA is...

Debate on the Preparation of the European Council Meeting of 18 and 19 February 2016, and particularly on the UK referendum, during the EP plenary session in Strasbourg. Statements by Bert KOENDERS, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Nether...

Number of families in private rented sector has increased by almost a million in last decade The long-established decline in homeownership rates in England appeared to pause last year. However, rates again fell among families with children, continuin...

For October to December 2015, 74.1% of people aged from 16 to 64 were in work, up 0.4 percentage points from July to September 2015 and up 0.9 from a year earlier. The unemployment rate for October to December 2015 was 5.1%, down from 5.7% for a year...