Tory council leader believes ‘basic salary’ is 80k
The deputy leader of Westminster Council has caused anger after claiming that a ‘basic’ first-job salary is in the region of £50,000 to £80,000.
Mail writer goes on anti-EU rant. Meanwhile in Ukraine…
I hope Eurosceptics are watching Kiev with embarrassment.
Five signs the Tories are losing the plot
Anyone noticed the Conservatives behaving a bit oddly lately?
We repeat, migrants are *less* likely to claim benefits than indigenous Britons
Contrary to what David Cameron would have you believe, benefit tourism just isn’t a significant problem.
Coalition sees average earnings fall in every part of the UK
Working people in every region of the UK are significantly worse of in real terms since 2010, according to figures from the Labour Party.
Men are still ‘studs’ while women remain ‘sluts’
If as a society we wish to improve attitudes towards sexual consent – and more importantly reduce the number of women who are sexually assaulted by men – we need to end to the sexual double standard.
Over half of voters believe the Tories ‘only represent the rich’
A majority of voters believe the Conservative Party only represents the interests of the rich, according to a new ComRes survey for tomorrow’s Independent.
Bristol woman ‘killed herself after benefits were stopped’
A Bristol woman who suffered severe pain due to slipped discs in her back and neck has taken her own life after having her benefits stopped.
Three reasons not to panic about Romanian and Bulgarian immigration
Here are three reasons not to accept tabloid hysteria about Romanian and Bulgarian migration.
The Tories’ volte-face on payday lending
Previous attempts by Labour at capping the cost of payday loans have been defeated in the Commons by…the Tories; with the aid of their Lib Dems partners, of course.