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A new study has revealed a fascinating inter-generational divide over trust on the economy. Despite both parties being neck-and-neck overall, the Sky Data poll found huge splits between young and old. Of 18 to 34-year-olds, 62 per cent want Labour in charge of the nation's finances, versus 28 per cent for the Tories. Jeremy Corbyn's party also scrapes a narrow win among 35 to 54-year-olds, who favour it 41 per cent to the Conservatives' 39 per cent. But among those...

Debbie Abrahams explains unemployment and making work pay in scathing letter to Chancellor Following the Chancellor's Exchequer bizarre gaffe on the weekend when he claimed that there are no unemployed people, the shadow secretary for work and pensions has written to him on the eve of his autumn budget pleading with him to acknowledge how squeezed many in the country are and offering to take him to visit one of the many foodbanks that have opened around the country under...

The price of energy is a topic which has caused great controversy in the UK in recent years. Many believe it to be overpriced, and with utilities serving as one of the main overheads for UK businesses, it is safe to assume that they are paying a fortune for their electricity. With so many different energy sources, including imported energy, nuclear, renewables and fossil fuels such as coal and gas, the cost of energy can differ depending on its source....

Last night's BBC documentary on the Labour election campaign had a very telling moment that appears to have been filmed in MP Stephen Kinnock's campaign in the run up to the June 8 General Election. A campaigner for Labour's MP for the Welsh constituency of Aberavon makes clear how if certain MP's had got behind party leader Jeremy Corbyn a lot sooner, the result of the election could have been very different. And imagine how different the political landscape of...

After the #StopFundingHate social media campaign persuaded Paperchase that the Daily Mail isn't in keeping with its values, the stationary chain apologised for a marketing campaign with the Mail and vowed not to work with it again. The campaign came after a series of pieces in the Mail singling out the trans community for abuse. And the paper reacted to Paperchase's announcement with customary dignity, blaming “internet trolls orchestrated by a small group of hard-left Corbynist individuals” endeavouring to “suppress...

Breaking: Labour MP Lisa Nandy just revealed in parliament the embarrassing inconsistencies between Prime Minister Theresa May and Home Secretary Amber Rudd over documents being hidden from the inquiry into allegations of child abuse by MP Cyril Smith. "The Home Secretary told me that some papers would be withheld from the Cyrill Smith inquiry for national security reasons," Nandy told the House of Commons, yet she added: "this week the Prime Minister has written to me to say we are...

Jeremy Corbyn's opponents in the press have been accused of "running out of ideas" after The Times' Senior Political Correspondent accused the Labour leader of being Trump-esque. The allegation came after a chance screengrab captured Corbyn striking a similar hand-pinch pose to the Republican President during a speech. Lucy Fisher also noted that the new Labour website "does nothing to dispel personality cult accusations" by featuring Corbyn speaking to "adoring fans". Her attack has since been dubbed "embarrassing" and has...

Brexit has already cost the average worker a week's pay because of low real wage growth and higher inflation. A new report from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics has revealed prices since the referendum have shot up while real wages have now shrunk for six consecutive months. The report for the UK in a Changing Europe is the first detailed statistical analysis of the referendum’s effect on inflation, wages and living standards. It estimated that...

Mass Murderer responsible for grisly killing spree to start race war died in hospital of natural causes. The notorious mass murderer credited with ending the Sixties in a bloodbath in order to start a race war died late on Sunday night, November 19, 2017. America’s most infamous prisoner had spent 47 years in prison, where other members of the “Manson Gang” still serve their lengthy sentences. Manson and six members of his cult were jailed in 1971 after a brutal...