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How will Brexit Impact the Fairness of the UK Economy and Job Market?

For now, the spectre of Brexit continues to loom large over the British economy, with the subsequent uncertainty arguably far worse than either leaving or remaining in the European Union. This is one of the biggest ironies associated with the EU referendum, as mere threat of Brexit continues to disrupt the status quo and create an unstable, volatile and ultimately unpredictable economy. The Brexit vote is laced with irony, however, particularly when you consider the leave camp's demographics and the...

EU employees essential to stop NHS collapse, says IPPR

The NHS has relied on foreign workers to run the NHS for a number of years and one thinktank believes that without EU staff the health service would struggle to survive. The (IPPR) Institute of Public Policy Research believes the NHS would collapse without its 57,000 members of staff who are EU nationals. The influential thinktank has said that any EU citizens who have lived in the UK for over six years should be granted automatic citizenship, reports the Guardian....

Professional jobs still dominated by white, male, well-off graduates

It is news that will not shock many, but research has found that the majority of top professional jobs are filled with rich, white, male graduates. Certain jobs such as Judges are almost all filled by white men from public school, but this pattern continues throughout the upper echelons of professional jobs, including accountants, lawyers etc. This new data found that male, white and wealthier graduates dominate the top profession more than three years after graduating, even when the quality...

UKIP leadership favourite Diane James won’t condemn Burkini ban

The controversial Burkini ban has been a major talking point over the past few weeks. Images of a women being forced to removed headwear by four armed police on Nice’s beach yesterday have been shared widely across social media. The incident happened close to the scene of the horrific lorry terror attack, which was only a mater of weeks ago. Nicolas Sarkosy has said that the burkini causes “provocation,” and insists that anyone wearing one on the beach will be...

Farage complains Obama told UK who to vote for then tells Trump rally he wouldn’t vote Clinton

80s moustache aside, Nigel Farage has been off the radar, but he popped up at a Trump rally in Jackson Mississiippi yesterday. Farage complained that Obama had come to the UK during the EU Referendum, and told the UK pubic who to vote for. The crowd booed and Farage said "there is no way I would tell you who to vote for," then went on to say he wouldn't vote for Hilary Clinton if he was paid to do it,...

Watch – Angry Jeremy Corbyn answers train row question

Jeremy Corbyn really wanted to discuss his plans for a fully nationalised health service today, however the reporters at the press conference had other plans. He become very flustered when the hacks wanted to discuss "traingate," especially Darren McCaffrey from Sky News. Virgin Trains released video footage which they claim shows there were empty seats on the train, which Corbyn could have sat down on for his journey from London to Newcastle to attend a hustings there. Initially, the Labour...

Pictures emerge of French armed police forcing woman to remove Burkini

Images have emerged on Twitter of armed police making a woman remove her “Burkini” while resting on Nice beach, next to the Promenade des Anglais where 84 people were tragically murdered in a terrorist attack. The photographs appear to show a number of armed officers, congregating around a women lying on the beach. She appears to be wearing a headscarf. Reports have said that the police spoke to her and demanded she removed the headwear and it there have been...

Corbyn demands Smith withdraws “lunatic” comment

The Labour leadership contest is becoming increasingly fraught, Corbyn is dealing with “traingate” and whether he actually had to sit on the floor during a train journey from London to Newcastle. Now Owen Smith has been criticised for referring to his rival as “some lunatic” during a rally in London. Jeremy Corbyn has asked for Owen Smith to withdraw the comment and demanded he makes an apology to people with mental health issues. The Labour leader has made increased support...

Tory MP under fire after British Empire post on Twitter

There is no doubt that Team GB were hugely successful at the Rio Olympics and many people took to Twitter to celebrate, after they finished second in the medal table, seeing off China, the country with the biggest population in the world, who came a close third. The USA were the clear winners and were the only country to reach treble figures in their medal tally. However, one Tory MP may have taken her support for Great Britain a bit...

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