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At the Labour Party conference in Brighton Jeremy Corbyn will be playing the patriotic card in his speech, according to pre-briefing of British journalists.  He will say his values of “fair play for all, solidarity and not walking by o...

Press Release Colchester’s Simon Collyer; founder of the Association of Pension & Benefits Claimants CIC – better known as the ABC - is standing for election for a place on the Fabian Society, National Executive Committee. There are  po...

With winter approaching, if you are struggling on a low income this organisation may be able to assict. We do also suggest you contact Floating Support a government intiative that can also assist you negociate a deal with your energy company, dramati...

Simon Collyer. Founder of the ABC is standing for election for a place on the Fabian Society National Executive Committee. Voting closes at 5 pm on Friday 23 October 2015.  There are 10 national society candidates and 3 local society candidates....

ABC Advice: We cannot stress the importance of putting matters in writing when dealing with all government departments including of course the DWP. We are coming across situations where government departments are leaving address and telephone nu...

The Las Iguanas restaurant chain, part of the Casual Dining Group, which includes Bella Italia, Cafe Rouge and La Tasca, announced it is scrapping the 10% administration fee it deducts from staff tips. Las Iguanas said its proposed policy w...

Fuel poverty is still a major issuse for many people.   The governments latest figures are out and here is a very brief summary of a very complex topic. Fuel poverty in England is measured by the Low Income High Costs definition, which...

Inequality and Child Poverty are again in the spotlight. Absolute child poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010-11 and 2012-2013. Given that the targets to eliminate child poverty by 2020, the governments approach has to be to get rid of the target...

Struggling to pay your water bill? Anglia Water have a scheme called the LITE tariff. If you contact Citizens Advice for information - the website details are below.  This is from their website:  What is the LITE tariff and how can it help...

Commenting on labour market statistics released on 16th September 2015, Ian Brinkley, Senior Economic Advisor at The Work Foundation said: The welcome growth in employment of 42,000 comparing the three months to July with the previous three mont...