First we had ‘Brexit means Brexit’ then we had ‘Strong and stable’ (or was it ‘Stable and Strong’?), then the ‘Coalition of Chaos’, and now we have ‘The Labour Money Tree’. There seems no end to Theresa May’s PR soundbites (or indeed mud slinging), but the Money Tree one really ...
Given that they hold so much influence over our hearts and minds, it’s a bit of a problem for our democracy that the majority of the UK press is owned by a handful of foreign-based billionaires, who predominantly back the Tories.. The proprietors of our favourite newspapers have significant financial interests ...
By James Clark Despite the hysteric ramblings of the established British press, Jeremy Corbyn is no revolutionary socialist. It takes little consideration to realise that the policies which Corbyn’s Labour propose do not intend to threaten the existence of the capitalist system. The state, money and the wage system still ...
Theresa May has made it very clear how she wants this election to be framed - all about her (two favourite new buzzwords) "strong and stable" stewardship of the UK's Brexit from the EU. - Which is why we now need her snap election that May previously warned we should not have as it's ...
Leading Bridging Loans Provider Discusses UK Gov’s Increasingly Debated Scheme for Council Tenants Just as Margaret Thatcher ushered in the sale of council houses back in the 80s, the UK government has made the controversial decision to continue its ‘Right to Buy’ scheme. The move was not unexpected, though has ...
By Amy Hanson from Small Steps Project Last week a devastating landslide of rubbish on Koshe landfill site in Addis Ababa killed over 100 people. Unfortunately this is not the first and nor will it be the last. Thousands of children currently live on landfill sites and rubbish dumps, surviving ...
Are you in the process of planning your retirement for that beautiful future you have always imagined? Great! If your answer is yes. That’s a step in the right direction. However, a well planned strategy from an informed perspective on how to protect your retirement savings should be incorporated into ...
The results of the EU referendum took everyone by surprise. The pollsters had predicted victory by a narrow margin for the remainers, but in the end, the ‘Vote Leave’ campaign stole the show with a 52% majority. Overnight the pound fell to its lowest point for 31-years. It still hasn’t ...
Money is a funny thing in education. Much like the emergency services, the big money rarely reaches the most useful areas. The government has now had the wizard idea of making raising standards even harder by slashing school budgets; since the largest chunk of any school’s budget is staffing, this ...