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London is full of wonderful, interesting and sometimes wacky museums. They hold some of the world's finest art and artefacts.  Even better is that most of them are free. Here's 10 of the Best Museums in London as chosen by The London Economic's Billy Ray. The Best Museums in London? We think so, but visit them all and decide for yourself! 10. National Maritime Museum By Sue Wallace at en.wikipedia This free to enter museum contains a trove of artefacts...

The SNP government’s failure to tackle delayed discharge has cost the NHS more than £100 million in the last year, according to Labour analysis confirmed by the independent experts at the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Spice). NHS Scotland estimates that it costs £214 per day to keep a patient in hospital who is medically cleared to return home. In the period of September 2016 to August 2017, the most recent figures available, 511,972 bed days were occupied by delayed discharge...

A Christian magistrate who tried to sue the NHS after he was sacked as a director for speaking out against gay adoption has lost his case. Richard Page, 71, was suspended by the NHS Trust Development Authority after he claimed it was better for a child to be brought up by both a man and a woman. He made the comments in his role as a magistrate when considering an application by a same-sex couple to adopt a child. Last...

This is nothing short of an attempted cover up, but it’s no wonder that Ministers fought tooth and nail to cover up these damning figures GMB, the union for public sector workers, has exposed a shock Treasury report which Chancellor Philip Hammond tried to hide showing public sector wages are now below those in the private sector. The union has accused the Treasury of ‘covering up’ the study – which reveals that in 2016 public sector workers were paid 0.6...

Thank you for that fantastic welcome and thank you for inviting me here today. I want to begin by saying that today’s “Socialists Together” conference is a great initiative, and when Gianni Pittella invited me to speak, I was very glad to accept. I want to thank everybody from all the participating organisations, from many different countries, for being here to take part and contribute to this critical debate about the future of socialist and progressive politics and the future...

Most of us have dreamt of becoming truly rich but how does your typical billionaire compare to the average worker today? The eagle-eyed team at insurance provider Budget Insurance have analysed data from the Forbes 2017 rich list to uncover the secrets of the world’s richest. They compared a range of factors to identify some fascinating differences (and some surprising similarities) between the Forbes' top 10 and the average Brit. Here are a few highlights. On the age front, only...

Gina Miller has been crowned as one of the most influential and successful migrants of all time - Gina Miller features alongside Madeleine Albright and Elon Musk in the inaugural list celebrating the achievements of first and second generation migrants. Miller’s history of activism and fighting for her beliefs contributed to her inclusion. Other winners include the Tour De France and Vuelta a Espana winner, Chris Froome, World Championship Boxer Anthony Joshua and The Evening Standard and The Independent owner,...

A French tourist says he is glad the UK is leaving the EU after making a trip to Devon - stating in a letter that he was disgusted by the attitude of the people. Claiming to be Henri Philippe Petain, the man claims he recently visited Fremington, a village between Bideford and Barnstaple, in North Devon on a six-day holiday. 'Henri', who lives in Fremington's twinned village, Colombelles in France, said he was "taken aback by the attitude of most...

Londoners welcome T-Charge, as BHF warns of dangers of air pollution for capital’s heart health Nearly half (45%) of Londoners are worried about living in the city due to dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new poll from the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The statistics reveal that 81% of Londoners believe the current air pollution levels are putting their health at risk and over a third are put off running (37%) or cycling (38%) in the city because...