A road in South London has already reached, and breached, the annual pollution limit for the entirety of 2017 just five days into the new year. Brixton Road, the busy main road that cuts through Brixton, nitrogen dioxide levels have already exceeded EU limits set for an entire year. The...
A report has revealed the shocking level of loneliness of the elderly people in the UK. Figures from Age UK found that for half a million people aged over 60 for up to 6 days a week without speaking or even seeing anyone. There is a hidden army of people...
The fashion retailer Next has announced some gloomy figures and has drastically cut its profit forecast. Following the devaluation of the pound, post-Brexit, Next also said it expects inflation to hit its customers, leading to price hikes to their goods. Shares tumbled over ten per cent as trading began, after...
Sir Ivan Rogers’ resignation in frustration at the UK’s Brexit strategy has created a job opportunity many Leave voters want to be filled with someone dedicated to Brexit. Some Tories have called for the Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan to be handed the job. In response to the departure Nigel Farage,...
It sounded like good news when the government made the announcement that they are going to build thousands of “cheap” starter homes, to help first time buyers into the property market. Housing Minister, Gavin Barwell, announced the first phase of the home building scheme will be completed in 2017 across...
Well this is mega awkward and likely to be the way of things to come in the future. Our esteemed PM arrived in Brussels this morning for a one-day summit to discuss immigration, among other crucial trade issues. As soon as the summit finished, the Prime Minister was left awkwardly hanging...
In news, which will anger pretty much everyone, including even some MPs, our elected officials are going to get another pay rise next year. With many public sector workers seeing their pay frozen or even reduced in some cases, MPs will be gifted a 1.4% salary boost next year, which...
When the UK voted to leave the EU, many Brexiteers thought that ties would be instantly cut from mainland Europe, but it seems it is going to take a lot longer. The BBC has reported that Britain’s ambassador to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, thinks the UK-EU deal could take...
It was the longest PMQs, possibly ever, at 46 minutes, and time, well time running out, was the theme that dominated the session. In the UK we are living longer than ever, and Jeremy Corbyn was wondering why the Tories had axed £4.6bn social care funding, to ensure our final...