Research by the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) think tank says the most disadvantaged are no better off than they were 15 years ago. It warns of a widening gap between the haves and have nots. “The UK is in…
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Since Hamas was elected in 2006, the death related statistics it’s provided have been verified as accurate after every escalation in violence. After the 2008 war, the health ministry reported 1,440 Palestinians killed; the U.N. reported 1,385. In the 2014…
If you go into a supermarket in the UK today, you’re likely to find the baby formula either locked away or else covered in security tags. Times are hard for so many people in our failing system, and the price…
The PIF sovereign wealth fund in Saudi Arabia is set to buy a 10 percent stake in Heathrow airport. The bulk of the money in the PIF wealth fund is made up of oil profits. Saudi Arabia still has some…
Swedish postal workers have stopped delivering license plates to Tesla’s factory, as a show of solidarity with Tesla’s striking staff. Unhappy with this, Tesla is suing the Swedish Transport Agency for “unfairly” targeting it. The Swedish Transport Agency, which is…
The John Lewis chain has announced that it is going into partnership with Randox Health. It will start offering a range of Randox services in its stores, with health checks starting from £295. Naomi Simcock, the head of the John…
On this Black Friday, workers at the Amazon distribution center in Coventry have decided to strike. About 1,000 staff have joined the strike which is in response to a pay dispute that they have with the company, where they’re represented…
From April 2024, the minimum wage in the UK for workers aged 21 and over is going to rise to £11.44. This means that a full-time worker aged 23 on the National Living Wage (as the minimum wage is now…
The cost of living crisis has driven up corporate profits, as companies raise prices to increase their profit margins. Unsurprisingly, the fact that many people can’t afford to feed their families and heat their homes anymore has led to an…
As reported by the BBC, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has partnered with some fishing boats to test new technologies that reduce the amount of bycatch, making fishing cheaper and greener. Bycatch is the term for creatures that are caught…