English and Welsh households are paying £53 each a year to service the debts of private water companies that were accumulated after they doled out ridiculously high dividends to shareholders, a London School of Economics report has revealed. Payments on £1.2 billion worth of debt have landed directly on the...
Care workers, cleaners, cops and cashiers paid more in tax than the owner of Cadbury last year as the Conservative con that we’re all in this together unravels. Despite recording a profit of more than £185 million Cadbury owner Mondelez UK paid no corporation tax in Britain last year, meaning...
Fans expecting a meaty clash between Crystal Palace and Wolves last weekend were left disappointed - after they discovered burgers and hot dogs served outside the ground were actually veggie versions. Sainsbury's set up the 'sausage sting' to promote their new range of plant-based products. Supporters of both clubs turned...
Theresa May is being reminded of a speech she made to the Institute of Mechanical Engineers just months before the EU referendum in which she made a passionate case for Britain to remain in the EU. The PM, who largely stayed out of Brexit debate in the run-up to the...
A hilarious new advert has been rolled out in the US encouraging young people to vote by using reverse psychology. Although voter participation among the young has been going up in America just 50 per cent turned out in the last election, with those who did cast a vote overwhelmingly...
The Conservative myth that we are “all in this together” was laid bare today after a government-commissioned review recommended that high court judges should receive a 32 per cent salary hike just weeks after police demands for a 3 per cent pay hike was knocked back. Senior judges could be...
A consumer rebellion against high-tech automated services in businesses could be underway after new research revealed millions of Brits get confused about state-of-the-art technology such as automatic tills, self-scanning and unmanned service desks and most prefer the human touch. Almost 50 per cent of shoppers confessed to feeling 'confused' while using...
Wine glorious wine, with hot sausage and mustard. As the nights grow cold and green leaves turn amber and red we have an Oktoberfest alternative for you this week in the shape of a 2016 Pinot Noir that pairs wonderfully with classic Bavarian cuisine and other autumnal dishes found closer...
Sir John Major has become the second former Prime Minister in less than a week to criticise Universal Credit, warning the Conservative Party could run into the same problems they had with poll tax in the late 1980s. Riots broke out across Britain under Margaret Thatcher’s tenure in protest against...