Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

The NHS have been running some important national intiatives to cut down on the inappropriate use of their services. It is important to remeber the NHS 111 telephone number, for non-emergency issues.   We love 'our' NHS, and the great work the d...

Some GREAT news today is, we have added the Trussell Trust, one [if not the] UK's most successful social enterprises.  From the Trussell Trust in their own words:     The Trussell Trust runs a network of over 400 foodbanks across the U...

Christmas is a time of year where that rotund chap in red comes down the chimney and gives people lots of presents (if you have been good of course). However, it also has another meaning for the ABC. It means it is time to get ready to review the acc...

With the election opening shots for 2015 being fired, we are preparing for the worse as all sides lie, conceal and obfuscate the facts in a bid to win votes. Nothing new in that you might say, however; it just seems that things are getting worse in t...

New Years is a time to make resolutions. To save not spend but how easy will that be? CPI stands for Consumer Price Index - a way of measuring prices. It is used by the Bank of England that controls the amount of money in circulation in order to stab...

We contacted Baroness Jenkin about her recent remarks about poor people and their cooking skills. Was it a Freudian slip, or simply a bit of press miss-reporting - commets 'taken out of context' to use the often quoted vernacular. Follow these links...

The effects capping of benefits can clearly be seen in what is happening to London residents, such as those living in the New Era Estate. Tenants are being pushed out of their homes so that speculators can sell or let these properties, trippling...

The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne will give his annual Autumn Statement to Parliament on 3 December 2014. The statement provides an update on the government’s plans for the economy based on the latest forecasts from the Office for Budget...

For those wanting to hear what a potential future PM might have to say. The Fabian New Year Conference 2015, will take place on Saturday 17 January, at the Institute of Education (please see the Events section). Ed Miliband MP, leader of the Labour p...

  MP Debbie Abrahams has revealed that Oxford academics will report next month on what has happened to half a million jobseekers allowance (JSA) claimants who were sanctioned and subsequently disappeared from official employment statistics. The...