Workers who are offered the option of flexible working are benefitting UK business, taking less leave and working at increased levels of productivity, according to research. A study compared the productivity of 1,500 workers who set their own hours or working location against 500 who are not doing so. Flexible...
A new tool gauging the voting sentiment of UK MPs shows Theresa May's Brexit deal is in line to be defeated in parliament by a margin of over 190 MPs. The Prime Minister will take her deal to MPs this week with a meaningful vote expected to happen on 11 December....
New statistics that show a third of children are living in poverty have been declared an "outrage and a scandal" by Labour MP David Lammy. A report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation revealed half a million more people are “trapped” in poverty than five years ago, with 14 million people...
Mike Ashley has ensured Rafa Benitez will have his hands tied once again in the January transfer window after putting the club up for sale once again. The time-honoured festive trickery, which was first exposed in The London Economic, sees the tracksuit tycoon create speculation over the club's ownership in order to avoid...
Waitrose has launched an edible vegan Christmas tree for waste-conscious households. The tree, which is actually a rosemary plant in disguise, can be dressed up with traditional decorations and then replanted or used for cooking when the festive season has passed. The festive potted herb plant - which is roughly 30cm tall...
The Daily Express today sensationally switched its position on Brexit from boom to bust as it warned of pain to come. Brazen proponents of the Leave Campaign in the run-up to the referendum the paper has splashed a Brexit exclusive warning that we must "suffer pain now so we can...
Millions of Brits admit to struggling with basic grammar and spelling, according to research. More than one in 10 adults admit to getting confused when to use ‘their, there and they’re’, while a further 26 per cent mix up ‘license’ and ‘licence’, and 19 per cent never know whether to...
Conservative politicians in Scotland have faced a backlash today after a Foodbank publicity stunt backfired. MPs including Ross Thomson, John Lamount, Kirstene Hair and Luke Graham appeared to use scripted copy to boast about donations they made to an annual food collection organised by supermarkets in conjunction with Trussell Trust....
The Big Issue has partnered with iZettle to introduce contactless payments with vendors in London, Bath, Birmingham, Bristol and Nottingham. A select number will offer both card and cash payments before the technology is rolled out nationwide. The pilot is the first of its kind, although some vendors had taken it...