The rollout of universal credit has resulted in an unprecedented rise in demand for food banks in the UK, according to a report from the Trussell Trust. The network of 428 food banks distributed more than 1.3 million emergency parcels for three days' worth of food over the last 12 months,...
The charity industry in London is "in crisis" and "at tipping point" according to a damning new report that reveals there has been a surge in demand for services from the capital’s disadvantaged and marginalised communities. City Bridge Trust, the City of London Corporation’s charitable funder and the capital’s biggest independent...
The majority of Brits would vote to remain in the EU if another referendum were held next week. A major UK-wide survey of more than 200,000 people revealed that a significant majority want the UK to stay in the European single market and believe Britain will be economically worse off outside...
The skeletons of Britain’s past reared their ugly head this week following a series of race-related smears that smack of our dark colonial history. It was a cruelly timed twist of fate that saw Commonwealth leaders meet at the same time as the Windrush fiasco played out, but as British...
Video footage of a speech given by Jeremy Corbyn in the House of Commons has been revealed after Theresa May's heartless statement on immigrants that was made on the same day went viral. Speaking in parliament in October 2013 the then Home Secretary May said "we can deport first and hear...
A leaked transcript from 2013 has revealed a shocking admission from Theresa May about the handling of immigrants in the UK. The government has come under a barrage of criticism following revelations about the Windrush Generation. Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said it is "an absolute scandal that the Home Office...
The UK's public purse will be £615 million lighter a week under the government's preferred Brexit scenario, King's College research has revealed. A far cry from the promised £350 million windfall that the Leave campaign promised, new analysis has revealed that even if the government gets its preferred option of a “bespoke...
“If we descend into a UKIP-generated xenophobic campaign, it weakens and demeans all of us and our society, and we are all the losers for that."
Temperatures are set to soar in London over the next few days which means al fresco drinking and dining will be on the tip of our minds. With crowded streets making it near impossible to enjoy the sun in comfort these days, we've picked out some of the best rooftops...