A raise in minimum wage is welcome, but it’s not the best we can do
Ed Miliband’s pledge to “strengthen” the minimum wage in certain sectors is a step in the right direction, but it’s not the most effective way to reduce inequality.
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ConDem policies leave local authorities ‘decimated’
As the Labour faithful meets in Brighton this week, one of the party’s council leaders has warned that local authority-run services face being ‘decimated’ the way Thatcher destroyed many nationalised industries in the 1980s.
Government projections fall short of climate change targets
This week’s release of new ‘Energy and Emissions Projections’ from the government highlights some major concerns with the UK’s electricity policies.
Private equity firms get ‘gift from the taxman’ thanks to Osborne’s employee shareholder scheme
Wealthy private equity firms are planning to use the government’s new ’employee shareholder’ policy to avoid paying tax on their shares, according to legal experts.
52 per cent now struggling to pay the bills
Money Advice Service has shown that the proportion of people struggling to keep up with their bills and credit commitments has risen from 35 per cent in 2006 to 52 per cent in 2013.
Boris claims he ‘didn’t know’ his favourite climate sceptic was a crank
The man in the picture, with graphs celotaped to the walls of what appears to be his living room, is the Mayor of London’s favourite climate scientist.
Video: Boris failing to understand climate change
Mayor of London Boris Johnson appears incapable of distinguishing between UK average temperature and global average temperature.
1 in 3 council tenants face eviction over Bedroom Tax
One in three council tenants have fallen behind on their rent since the introduction of the Bedroom Tax, according to new figures from False Economy.
UNISON fights back against payday lenders
UNISON, the UK’s largest trade union, has announced that it will be creating a network of credit unions to “help impoverished members deal with personal debt and financial difficulties”.
Today’s inflation figures: most people ‘getting poorer very quickly’
Yet again inflation has outpaced wages as figures realeased today by the Office for National Statistics show the Consumer Price Index at 2.7 per cent.