Zahawi: Nobody should have energy cut off this winter if they can’t pay their bills September 1, 2022 Nadhim Zahawi has said nobody should be cut off in the winter if they’re unable to pay their bills. Speaking on Sky News this morning during his tour to the United States, the chancellor accused Russia’s President Vladimir Putin of using energy “as a weapon”. This comes ahead of the conclusion of the Conservative leadership [...]
It’s time to ignore the Nimbys tucked up in to bed by 10pm and re-pedestrianise Soho September 1, 2022 It’s not simply a question of unfairness to young people - though it is for anyone who doesn’t want to be tucked up in bed with a Horlicks at 11 - it’s also damaging to London’s economy.
Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak face once in a century living standards crisis September 1, 2022 Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak are set to oversee the steepest fall in living standards in a century after one of them enters Number 10 next Monday, a fresh report published today reveals. Brits are on course to be £3,000 worse off by the end of 2024 as soaring energy bills and inflation eat into [...]
Starmer: ‘I refuse to join picket lines – because I want to be a Labour PM’ August 31, 2022 Keir Starmer refused to join rail strike pickets “because I want to be a Labour Prime Minister”. The Labour leader made his comments on Channel 5’s popular Jeremy Vine show, responding to callers as thousands of workers continue to bring the country to a halt with industrial action. Starmer previously told close cabinet colleagues not [...]
£48,247 is the highest salary the average young Brit expects to earn, ever August 31, 2022 What did you want to be when you grow up? It’s the classic question posed to children by parents and teachers around the world. The typical response usually cites career aspirations such as becoming a firefighter, doctor, nurse, sportsperson, and an astronaut, of course. But, as children become young adults ready to embark on their chosen [...]
Long-term TfL settlement to lead to further strikes, says union August 31, 2022 The long-term TfL settlement agreed yesterday will lead to further strikes, according to the union RMT. The union said the long-term TfL settlement was an attack on “workers’ pay and pensions,” especially amidst the cost-of-living crisis. Members will throw a rally against the funding deal tonight, with US senator Bernie Sanders as special guest. “This [...]
Junior doctors threaten ballot to strike over NHS ‘paltry’ pay August 31, 2022 The summer of discontent is set to widen to junior doctors next month, with the British Medical Association to ballot junior doctors for industrial action. The organisation held an emergency meeting this week, with its co-chairs writing to the secretary of state for health and social care, Steve Barclay, expressing their concerns about pay. The [...]
Brits scramble to borrow more than £100bn with average loan hitting £5k as cost of living crisis deepens August 31, 2022 Brits will borrow £101.1b on new credit cards, loans, overdrafts and other forms of new credit arrangements in the next 12 months, new data shows today, Research undertaken by YouGov on behalf of financial services review platform Smart Money People, found that 71 per cent of people currently have less disposable income than they would [...]
Live music faces ‘existential threat’ as energy crisis dawns August 30, 2022 The music business has warned that venues and studios are in the midst of an “existential threat” amid the energy crisis and lack of support.
Inflation could soar to over 22 per cent if gas prices stay high, Goldman warns August 30, 2022 Inflation could soar to the highest level since 1975 if global gas prices do not fall from their historic highs, a Wall Street investment bank warned today. The cost of living would climb to a peak of 22.4 per cent if the energy watchdog is forced to heap even more woe onto households by passing [...]