More than half of people say they are more likely to vote for a political party which could improve their living standards but there is scepticism that any of the main parties know how to do this, according to a poll for the Resolution Foundation....
Councils will be stopped from “raking in large sums of money” from parking fines under a series of populist proposals unvelied by Eric Pickles ahead of the Conservative party conference. Local authorities will be banned from using CCTV...
Ed Miliband faced a concerted backlash from energy companies and the government today, after pledging to freeze energy bills if he becomes prime minister. The Labour leader was warned his proposal to freeze gas and electricity prices for 20 months...
A freedom of information act request has revealed that staff members from major UK energy companies have worked for, or are currently working for the Department of Energy and Climate Change. At least four members of staff from EDF, RWE Npower...
Labour is distancing itself from a proposal by the party’s policy review chief Jon Cruddas that benefit claimants could be forced to give their children the MMR vaccination – or face losing their payouts. The controversial vaccination,...
Britain is forging ahead on military co-operation with France, while warning about EU “interference” on defence. The two countries are the EU’s leading military powers. They spent €92 billion on defence last year (more than Germany, Italy,...
The British government is failing to use its financial might to make companies awarded government contracts pay their fair share of tax, senior MPs have said. In a series of reports published on Friday, the Commons Public Accounts Committee accused...
Britain has finally launched a long-expected inquiry into the death of Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old black man whose murder by the London police triggered the massive 2011 summer unrest across England. The police in the northern London district of...
The British government has launched a new debate on reintroducing mandatory National Service, or conscription, for the 18 to 26-year-olds, 50 years after the last conscripted British soldier ended his service. The bill was tabled by Conservative MP...
We all know that government policy is for sale and corporations can easily exploit our corrupt politicians for financial gain. Here we look at five industry sectors that are able to buy their way to influencing government policy the most. Defense...
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