A report by the Social Mobility Commission has warned the government about a worrying trend of "treadmill families" who are "running harder and harder but standing still". The study highlights a "deep social mobility problem" in Britain which has resulted in an unfair education system, a two-tier labour market, a regionally imbalanced economy and...
The employment rate is at the highest level since records began in 1971, according to ONS data. There were just 1.6 million unemployed people from July to September 2016, 37,000 fewer than for April to June 2016 and 146,000 fewer than for a year earlier. However, the number economically inactive people increased,...
Forget your run of the mill varieties, a new brand of "audaciously luxurious" crisps has launched putting Champagne, truffle, port and Wagyu Beef on the market. Savoursmiths clisps have launched a new breed of crisp with skin-on potato crisps in unashamedly flamboyant flavours. Made with home-grown produce from the family farm...
Ethics? Isn't that a county to the East of London, the media jibe goes. But according to new research, millions of workers may feel the same way. A new study has found millions of Brits would turn a blind eye to a company’s ethics as long as the salary was...
Leaked documents have revealed that the government has no plan for Brexit, and that it may need to employ 30,000 extra staff in order to deal with related projects. The Times today unveiled a leaked memo that suggests it will take another six months before the government decides precisely what it...
The London Monarchs and Southeast Knights are among the first teams to be entered into the Quidditch Premier League. After many years of strong growth within the quidditch community, the Quidditch Premier League (QPL) has been established to create a new tournament structure for the best players in the UK. Eight...
The Sun and Mail Online have both backtracked on stories ran this weekend that suggested Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was “dancing a jig” on his way to the Cenotaph on Rembrance Sunday. Although it is unlikely corrections or clarifications will be run by either titles, the Press Gazette reported this morning...
Kids as young as six years-old now own a mobile phone, with many spending as much as four hours a day consumed by it. New research has revealed that in an ever-increasing technological society children are becoming tech savvy from a younger age, with many surpassing their parents’ knowledge of devices....
There's an enormous moral gulf between food producers and consumers, according to the founder & director of vegan campaigning charity Viva!. New research has revealed millions of Brits have no idea how their food is produced, and almost half would consider cutting back on meat, eggs and dairy products having known some of...