Month: December 2017

Current approach to the UK border deemed 'not fit for purpose' by influential committee of MPs Via: Brexit: Government accused of 'wishful thinking' about UK border planning

Party leader is giving a speech at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva Via: Brexit: Jeremy Corbyn says UK is at critical 'crossroads' and outlines Labour's vision for departing EU

Thousands of poor workers have fallen foul of a housing safety crackdown many suspect is driven by other motivesInside the shell of one of dozens of derelict buildings in this condemned migrant community, a cinnabar-coloured calendar was nailed to the wall, adorned with the face of Chinese leader Xi Jinping Read more…

Fresh calls for controversial policy to be suspended as thousands of homes for low income families are privatised Via: Forty per cent of homes sold under Right to Buy now in the hands of private landlords, new analysis reveals

We have the figures: if you’re a woman who enjoys paid work or relaxing activities, having kids will cramp your styleIt seems so obvious: having kids affects men and women differently. Sure, emotionally and financially but most clearly in the simple way mothers and fathers spend their time. And when Read more…

Retailer, Best Connection and Transline named and shamed by government after having to repay £946,000 in totalSports Direct and its employment agencies Best Connection and Transline have been named and shamed by the government for paying workers less than the legal minimum wage, underpaying them by nearly £1m.The companies make Read more…

HMP Wormwood Scrubs introduces patrol dogs and body-worn cameras for staffin bid to reduce attacksPatrol dogs, body-worn cameras for staff and extra CCTV have been urgently drafted into Wormwood Scrubs jail in London after the chief inspector of prisons found high levels of serious violence, including 90 attacks on staff Read more…