Latest Articles By Simon Collyer

JOBCENTRE PLUS - 'Every jobcentre in the UK will have a trained domestic abuse point of contact by the end of summer,' Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd has announced.  Domestic abuse, or domestic violence, is defined across Government as a...

UNION UNITE - warns of ‘manufacturing meltdown’ and calls for no deal to be taken off the table amid falling production Unite, the UK’s largest union representing manufacturing workers, warned of a ‘manufacturing meltdown’ and called for Boris Johnso...

HOLLIDAY HUNGER - has been in the news, but aside that rather serious issue, the sun is shining, and it is time for the kids to enjoy a well-earned break.  We met these two fine 'chaps' in Colchester Lions Walk Shopping Centre yesterday (see bel...

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in Israel increased to 4.1 percent in June of 2019 from an upwardly revised 3.7 percent in the previous month. It was the highest jobless rate since February, as the number of unemployed rose by 19.9 thousand...

Almost half of UK adults are currently in debt and believe the rising cost of independent living is to blame. A survey of 1,000 UK adults published in The UK Spending Report, commissioned by a leading personal insolvency practice, Creditfix...

Self Employed Week, Ireland runs from July 29 to August 4. There has been a lot of critisizm in the past by the self-employed of high taxes but with little for them in return.  Here is what Fine Gael is doing to help those wanting to get into se...

With the loss of free school meals given out during term time, in addition to the extra childcare costs around the holidays, families already struggling with low budgets find it difficult to feed their children. Three million children in the UK...

Following Simon Collyer appearance on RT TV, Simon was recently contacted by campaigner and author, Mo Stewart.   Mo is an Independent Disability Studies Researcher and the author of Author of, ‘Cash Not Care': the planned demolition of the UK w...

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions (Baroness Buscombe) (Con) has been answering questions on managed Migration to Universal Credit. If you are being migrated to UC, this debate may be of interest to you. ...

Amber Rudd has been announced as the new Minister for Women and Equalities, resuming a role she previously held in 2018. She succeeds Penny Mordaunt, who held the post after Rudd stepped down in April 2018. Rudd will also remain as Work and Pens...