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Social housing pledge a “non-announcement”

Theresa May's social housing pledge has been dubbed a non-announcement by the former Transport Secretary Andrew Adonis.  The government's £2 billion pledge was ridiculed on Twitter this morning after it got a warm reception from the mainstream media. Despite giving just a tenth of what Scotland is spending on social housing ...

EU workers contribute £2,300 more in taxes than the average Brit

Migrant workers from the European Union contribute £2,300 more in taxes than the average Brit, a government commissioned study has revealed. New research carried out by the Migration Advisory Committee on behalf of the Home Office found EU migrant workers pay in £78,000 more than they take out in public services ...

Economy is slowing to a “snail’s pace” due to Brexit

Economists at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) say growth will slow to 1.1 per cent this year. The influential business lobby group is also highly concerned of the impact of a no-deal Brexit. Shockingly, this would be the slowest rate of growth since the global financial crisis of 2009. ...

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