British Isles
Thursday, 24 March 2022 21:29
Spring statement as cost of living soars
Rishi Sunak delivered his mini-Budget against a backdrop of rising fuel, energy and food costs. He cut fuel duty by 5p but resisted calls to scrap April's National Insurance rise of 1.25p in the pound; instead…
Thursday, 24 March 2022 21:25
Loan sharks and cost of living crisis
Price increases are making it tougher for households to make ends meet, and unlicensed lenders offer loans to the desperate at astronomical interest rates. Last year the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) researched 3,363 people. One…
Thursday, 24 March 2022 21:22
CAP: Government must act
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is a Christian debt help charity which is calling on the Government to 'act now' and increase support for those on low incomes with everything at its disposal. They saw calls to…
Thursday, 24 March 2022 21:18
Church leaders call for renewable energy
The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, and 200+ church leaders sent an open letter to Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. They said a stronger commitment to renewable energy would help address the climate emergency…
Thursday, 24 March 2022 21:15
Scotland’s violence in classrooms
Scotland’s school curriculum should be scrapped and replaced with a ‘traditional’ system, the Scottish Tories have said, amid warnings that classroom discipline has almost completely broken down. Teachers are now routinely being attacked, spat on, and…
Thursday, 24 March 2022 21:10
P&O Ferries sackings 'illegal'
800 P&O ferry staff were sacked over Zoom recently. The Government said it was told the night before but assumed a redundancy consultation was being announced. Three P&O ships were moored at Dover when the company…