Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

WASPI WOMEN - 195,100 women in Wales will be offered a pay-out of up to £31,000 after Labour pledges compensation packages for millions of women hit by state pension age rises imposed by the Tories. Labour pledges compensation pac...

CHILD POVERTY - In a snapshot poll of National Education Union members this year, the growth of child poverty and its visibility within schools and colleges is laid bare. The poll finds that: 62% of respondents have witnessed an increase in child pov...

TORY PARTY MANIFESTO - The independent charity Full Fact has scrutinised today’s Conservative manifesto launch. On the cost of new nurses, of which the manifesto promises 50,000, Full Fact calculates that 50,000 ext...

LABOUR PARTY MANIFESTO - For those of you who enjoy a good read we have made the Labour Party Manifesto downloadable.  It is certainly radical. This is what Charity Full Fact has to say: Brexit In his launch speech, Jeremy Corbyn said...

SHAREHOLDER RETURNS - Dividend payments are soaring as wages stagnate. From the Executive Summary. New analysis of dividends and share buybacks paid by the FTSE 100 over the last five years reveals the extent to which companies protect and increase p...

NEW BOOK - Author, homeless advocate, activist Edward Campagnola has written and launched a book ‘Directions to the Dumpster’. "Directions to the Dumpster", an account of St Life and the attempts to find home again in a ruthless, uncaring and violent...

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN - On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women this year, people around the world are thinking of all those women who have been injured and even sacrificed their lives amid police and military violence...

INVITES - The ABC is talking to Steve Hyland on Monday. Steve runs his own business TV channel on the Internet and coaches people to present themselves in the media. We are looking forward to talking to Steve and his team.  We also met at the IS...

ENVIROMENT - Greta Thunberg to guest edit Radio 4's Today programme. When you are struggling, worrying about the environment and the ecosystem might seem low on the agenda.  The BBC has come under fire during the BREXIT debate from the righ...

CHRISTMAS BONUS - Some Universal Credit claimants are due the Christmas bonus of £10 but not others. Universal Credit is not really universal.   We hope the money will not spoil you. It is welcome none the less.  Who will get it?...