Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

One of the scheme allegedly under consideration by the government is selling off our motorways and forcing motorists to pay to use them. We are concerned that this could infringing on the rights of people on low incomes and prevent them from having f...

Some rather local news for our ‘European’ latest news section, but sadly Colchester landlords; the April Centre, have gone into receivership. Over the years, this organisation helped so many people, despite at times at times managing on the tightest...

The ABC is entering the EU Social Innovation Awards 2015. We visited Brussels last year for the final and we had a great time meeting like minded people and organisations. The Competition invites people to come up with new solutions to social or soci...

This time it is the turn of Plaid Cymru is answer our searching questions as the elecion looms large.  What has been the experience of Welsh people living on state pensions and benefits during austerity? The experience of people in Wales living...

As we head towards the final days before the general election, and as the promises and charges fly back and forth like ‘arrows on a medieval battlefield’ - we decided to offer the Scottish National Party (SNP) the chance to put their case - in partic...

As a new ABC initiative we have asked a number of selected organisations to take part in a Questions and Answers (Q&A) session we are calling: ‘In their own words’.   We are passionate about justice at the ABC, and so we asked Vice Chai...

Plaid Cymru has today challenged Labour to come clean and admit that they will cut the Welsh Budget.  Despite promising money for Wales if they implement the Mansion Tax, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has forecast that Labour’s plans will in...

We do feel upset when we see a needless disaster on this scale. We need to bring pressure on European Companies to act responsibly, and ensure suppliers treat their workers with the same degree of care, as most employers do in our developed society.&...

According to the Law Society Gazette more than 3,500 applications for civil legal aid in cases involving domestic violence or child abuse have been refused since reforms were introduced two years ago, official statistics have revealed. Legal aid stat...