In a nod to George Orwell's doublespeak an online platform has been launched that deciphers the real meanings behind what politicians say. The platform has released a list of common political sayings and the truth behind them after new research revealed that nine out of ten young people believe all politicians lie....
A campaign to get employers to pay for candidates' travel expenses has been launched in support of boosting the UK labour force and improving social mobility. Debut, the student and graduate careers app, will lobby Government to introduce guidelines for employers to proactively offer travel reimbursement for all ‘in-person’ interviews,...
Amazon execs are talking to JP Morgan Chase about creating a bank service aimed at young consumers, according industry insiders. The e-commerce firm is pressing ahead with plans to open a banking service with talks underway with a number of financial institutions, including financial services giant JP Morgan Chase. Last year...
Donald Tusk has today confirmed that a free trade agreement (FTA) on goods with no tariffs is the only possible route for the UK's exit from the European Union. The President of the European Council said the EU does not want to build a wall with Britain, but Brexit means "we...
A campaign to restore a full tube service at Kensington Olympia station has reached 10,000 signatures. The campaign, called ‘Connect Kensington Olympia’, calls on Transport for London to reinstate a full London Underground timetable following reductions in service numbers in 2011. The campaign claims that an increase in tube services will improve...
Protectionist trade tariffs signed by Donald Trump show the dangers faced by the UK post Brexit, union GMB has warned. This week the US President officially sanctioned a 25 per cent tariff on steel imports, 10 per cent on aluminium, and is now threatening a tax on cars entering the...
The Sunday Times has been accused of employing a former actor to carry out the longest-running, most organised and grossly invasive spying operation in Fleet Street’s history, a Byline investigation has revealed. John Ford was paid up to £40,000 per year by Rupert Murdoch's flagship Sunday broadsheet to obtain phone bills, recover ex-directory...
The average first-time buyer is now seven years older than in 1960 and needs to save around £20,000 to be able to buy a home, a study has found. Researchers who polled 2,000 adults found a huge difference in the profile of someone buying their first home through the generations....
More than 137,700 girls have missed school in the last year because they couldn’t afford sanitary products, a shocking new report into period poverty in Britain has revealed. The findings emerged in a report of 500 girls aged 10 to 18, which shows seven per cent have been forced to...