Survivors of the Grenfell Tower tragedy will be forced onto Universal Credit just days before Christmas, a HuffPost UK report has revealed. The planned roll-out of the Conservative’s controversial welfare policy was postponed in the immediate aftermath of the blaze that killed 72 people and left hundreds homeless last year....
George Osborne has admitted government mistakes led to Brexit, saying they were wrong to “play into the debate that everything that Brussels did was a challenge and a battle and was wrong”. Talking to the BBC’s Newsnight the former Chancellor said he has a series of "regrets" about his time...
The International Deptford Heritage Festival will pay homage to Kath Duncan 100 years on from key civil and LGBTQ rights battles with a production of the play Liberty. Red Blouse Theatre, a local radical theatre company first formed in the 1930s and newly re-formed for the festival, will stage the...
With indications of economic turmoil, countless job losses, food shortages and with peace in Northern Ireland on the line the notion that British people can be bought off with blue passports and a commemorative coin has been branded a vacuous attempt at self-congratulatory symbolism by commentators today. Even the chancellor himself...
Using filtered water, grinding your own beans and buying good quality milk have been revealed as the best ways to make the perfect coffee at home. According to new research the average Brit will guzzle down 676 cups of coffee a year, with most parting with £303 a year on the...
Philip Hammond’s budget, which was billed as marking an end to austerity, will actually benefit rich families 14 times more than the poor, new analysis has revealed. The Resolution Foundation crunched the numbers on the latest budget finding almost half of the income tax are set to go to the...
Katie Hopkins has been reported for racial hatred after she blamed the chief rabbi for the horrendous synagogue attacks in Pittsburgh. The far-right political personality, who is currently working for Canadian media website The Rebel Media, said rabbi David Lau's "support for mass migration across the Med" is to blame for...
The Labour Party have mocked the Tories with a hilarious parody video just hours ahead of Philip Hammond's budget speech. Chancellor Hammond is expected to bring an end to austerity when he reveals the budget today, although the pledge will depend on whether Theresa May can negotiate a deal with...
The Piccadilly and Central Lines have emerged as the worst tube lines for pickpocketing accordingly to official figures showing that tube passengers in London suffer more than 5,000 thefts a year. The figures, obtained from the British Transport Police under the Freedom of Information Act, show that in total, 5,153...