Women have been the hardest hit by government cuts to social services and welfare, a UN investigation has revealed. The UN’s Rapporteur into Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Philip Aston found reductions in social care services translate to an increased burden on primary caregivers who are disproportionately women. Releasing the...
Drastic cuts to social support and welfare risk damaging the very fabric of British society, a UN report has today revealed. Concluding his 12-day visit to the country the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, said the UK Government’s policies are entrenching high levels of...
A Youth MP from Camden said knife crime is "rooted in poverty, inequality and a lack of opportunity" in an impassioned interview on ITV news. Athian Akec delivered a rousing speech to UK Youth Parliament last week which has since been picked up by major news outlets. In the House of Commons,...
Hopes of a reversal on Brexit were left dashed last night after Theresa May defiantly battled ministerial resignations and calls for her to quit in order to deliver her exit plan. With a raft of firms already set to leave the country and Britain's future prospects looking worse off under...
A Leave voter broke into tears on LBC this morning as he apologised for backing Brexit. Talking to James O'Brien live on air he sobbed as he asked "what have I done to my country? I'm so sorry." The government has been thrown into disarray today after a raft of resignations and...
Jacob Rees-Mogg has handed in a letter of no-confidence to Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the 1922 Committee. The prominent Brexiter told said Theresa May’s Brexit deal “has turned out to be worse than anticipated and fails to meet the promises given to the nation by the Prime Minister”. The...
Mulled wine is a Christmas staple in Britain, and nothing gets you in the festive mood more than the tastes and aromas of mulling spices heated with a rich bottle of red. According one of the earliest recipes found in a medieval cookery book from 1390 "Pur fait Ypocras" is...
A new report has found vacancies in the NHS could reach 250,000 by the end of the next decade. NHS workers across all occupations are being driven out by excessive workload, low pay and even the threat of violence, GMB Union has claimed. The current NHS staffing shortfall of 100,000...
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