English workforce failings could sink post-Brexit economy, study warns
The country’s future national prosperity is imperilled because a toxic cocktail of threats – including Brexit, automation and a shrinking skills base – risks...
More than 5 million of UK’s working population still being paid less than the...
Some 5.6 million people in the UK are paid less than the voluntary Living Wage, constituting 22 percent of all working people, according to...
New report led by Manchester calls for urgent industrial strategy overhaul
The UK’s people, places and businesses will only achieve their potential if there is a complete overhaul of how the government views industrial strategy,...
Leisure centres could be forced to close without government investment
Leisure centres could fall into a state of disrepair and even be forced to close without urgent new investment from government, councils warn.
The Local...
Low-income voters ‘politically homeless’ as worries take their toll
Analysis for the independent Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows those struggling on low incomes are most worried about money and debt, their health and housing.
The...
Clampdown on loophole over child maintenance
New powers to stop parents avoiding paying child maintenance that they owe have been announced by the government.
If a parent owes child maintenance, deductions...
UK population to hit 70 million by 2029
The UK's population will reach seventy million people by 2029 according to figures released today by the Office of National Statistics.
They forecast an increase...
Unpaid internships are damaging to social mobility
An overwhelming majority of the UK public support the introduction of a legal ban on unpaid internships lasting four weeks or more.
New polling data...
Government acts to improve the home buying process
Communities Secretary Sajid Javid launches a call for evidence on making the home buying process cheaper, faster and less stressful for those involved.
The government...
The big mobile phone rip off?
Three of the four largest mobile phone network providers continue to charge customers extra for a handset after this cost has been covered in...