“We’re delivering meaningful change to ensure everyone has a fair chance” Universal Credit households across the UK will benefit from an extra £420 per year thanks to the government’s Plan for Change. 1.2 million of the poorest residents, including 700,000 with children, are eligible, as the powers that be want to help clear debts by […]
9 months ago
The TV chef said Boris had to ‘nearly die and have a child’ before he decided to do the ‘right thing’ Jamie Oliver is ready to “fight” Liz Truss over her stance on free school meals for children, saying he has “no faith” in the new PM. The chef has five children, three of whom […]
3 years ago
‘Hard to imagine a worse response to a cost of living crisis’ The Chancellor has been widely criticised for delivering a mini-budget that is “unashamedly for the rich” after he outlined measures to get Britain through the cost-of-living crisis. Deploying the much-maligned theory of trickle-down economics, Kwasi Kwarteng abolished the top rate of income tax […]
3 years ago
Britain is heading for worst fall in living standards since 1950 Around 1.3 million Britons will be pushed into absolute poverty by the cost of living squeeze, a thinktank warned, after the Spring Statement failed to offer support to low-income households. The Resolution Foundation said low-and-middle-income families will be “painful exposed” to poverty in the […]
4 years ago
Sir Peter Bottomley is just the pits! The Tory MP under fire for saying surviving on £82,000 a year is “really grim” voted to cut welfare and benefits almost 50 times over a four-year period. Sir Peter Bottomley, the longest-serving MP in the house of commons, was roasted Thursday for pushing for a 22 per […]
4 years ago
This Tory MP might need to buy a book with his already substantial salary Tory MP Sir Peter Bottomley, the longest-serving MP in the house of commons, has been criticised for saying that MPs find it “really grim” to live on a salary of just £82,000. This enormous salary does not include expenses and perks, […]
4 years ago