Month: August 2019

Excluded pupils particularly vulnerable to grooming, youth select committee told Criminal “chicken shop gangs” are recruiting children to deal drugs with the offer of free food, a parliamentary investigation has found.So-called chicken shop grooming was described in written evidence submitted to the youth select committee, which is investigating the UK’s Read more…

For performers, the fringe is a delirium-inducing month of nonstop work. They get just one day off throughout August – so they have to use it wisely…I love my show and when you have a day off, the next day is a bit lacklustre. But I do need it because Read more…

New Economics Foundation says putting money in workers’ pockets will raise productivityGiving workers more public holidays and raising their wages could boost the strength of the British economy, according to a report.The New Economics Foundation said that driving up the spending power of consumers would give firms a greater incentive Read more…