The latest wage growth report paints a gloomy picture for the UK economy. Wage rises have now dropped below inflation, which is worrying for an economy that has been so reliant on consumer spending. In the public sector, a Government cap of one per cent on wage increases means the average ...
The Labour Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, clashed with a BBC journalist who attempted to ask a question about the Syrian crisis, while he was speaking at a small business event. The BBC reporter, Mark Lobel, was in the process of trying to ask a question about the conflict with Corbyn, and ...
Mum-to-be Laura Louis gave birth on her wedding day after being rushed to hospital in her bridal gown. Laura Louis, 36, felt her waters break at her wedding reception just hours after tying the knot to husband Lou. The couple, who have their own Irish folk band, were performing for ...
As anyone who has been gripped by the Netflix series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story will attest, in certain cases power and influence is all you need to get a "not guilty" verdict. The trial was a case of hard evidence on the side of the State versus a ...
A Ukip canvasser who was caught on camera urinating on an elderly woman's fence will not face court action after he sent her a letter of apology. CCTV shows the man, who is wearing a Ukip rosette and a flat-cap, relieving himself at the side of Marjorie Pinches' house in ...
With about twenty minutes to go before PMQs the government announced a u-turn on raising NI for the self-employed. My guess is the aim was to throw Corbyn a curve ball and see if he could punish them from his back foot and think on his feet. It started with ...
Much has been written about fake news originating from Russia influencing the US election, stirring up unrest in Germany, and opening up divides across Europe. But how much did Russian fake news determine Brexit voters decision to leave the EU? Russian drive to destabilise the West As a result of ...
If you had to say what is one thing you would never want to imagine, Theresa May and John Bercow showering together is probably top of my list. Well maybe just after Gary Barlow doing anything. Somehow this cropped up in today’s session, but more of that later, as I ...
In the early days of Margaret Thatcher’s tenure as Prime Minister a sociological phenomenon dubbed the "Basildon man" came into existence to describe the archetypal Thatcher supporter that had previously been expected to vote Labour. The Basildon Man was at the heart of her political machine, denoting aspirational voters who ...