Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has labelled the Tories "sick and sneaky" following their manifesto pledge to limit the number of pensioners who get winter fuel payments. An estimated 9,000 people died in England and Wales as a result of living in a cold home in the winter of 2014-2015. A University College ...
Britain's super-rich are paying less in taxes than their cleaners, according to official figures. The latest release from the Office for National Statistics shows the poorest ten per cent of households fork out 42 per cent of their income in taxes – including VAT and council tax. Conversely, the richest ...
Last week Jeremy Corbyn delivered his second keynote speech as the leader of the Labour party at its annual conference. He did so after being re-elected as leader, with increased support and a stronger mandate from the party membership. It was a speech that received loud applause from many in ...
In a recent article for The London Economic, Robert Owens challenged readers that if they thought Jeremy Corbyn was a loser, they had probably been brainwashed. Basically, the point of the article was that Jeremy is a hard-working MP who works very hard for social justice but since he threatens ...
Former underdog Jeremy Corbyn is on course to beat challenger Owen Smith and will most likely be re-elected leader of the Labour Party next week. But then what? From purges to merges, deselections to elections, here are ten things to keep an eye on: 1. Reselections It used to be the case that before ...
There have been some critics who have said that the Labour leader has massive core support, but few polices, well this afternoon he plans to change that. Today Corbyn is expected to reveal a number of pledges that he hopes will change the face of Britain. A major part of ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor Shockingly the worst ten per cent of households actually paid back 47 per cent of their earnings back in taxes in 2014/15 compared to only 34 per cent for the richest ten per cent, reports the Mirror. The news will come as no shock to ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor There were rumours of plots to oust the Labour leader, even after a decent enough showing in the recent local elections, but a new poll shows that he won’t be going anywhere any time soon. A YouGov survey for the Times, has discovered that almost ...
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor David Cameron will be making a statement to Parliament after his tax affairs revealed he may have sold off another huge amount of shares back in 2010. He will be questioned about a new stash of shares worth £72K according to the Mirror. Cameron has ...