UK high-earners mapped: Where do the UK’s richest people live and how much do people earn in your area? November 21, 2014 Where do the UK’s richest people live? And how rich is your local area? New data from the Office of National Statistics has revealed the areas where Britain’s wealthiest reside. Predictably, not one of is outside the south east of England. According to the ONS, median gross annual earnings increased between 2013 and 2014 by [...]
UK high earners mapped: If you work in Tower Hamlets you’re probably paid more than people who live there November 20, 2014 Where are the best places to work in the UK if you want to make money? And where do high-powered professionals have superior spending power to the natives? According to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), there are some big gaps between the amount earned by residents in certain areas and the amounts [...]
Ed Miliband re-launches PM campaign with new battle against zero-hour contracts November 17, 2014 Businesses and unions are digging in for an election-year battle over zero-hour contracts and what they mean for workers Ed Miliband re-launched his campaign to be the next Prime Minister last week, with a new attack on zero-hour contracts and the treatment of workers. Businesses hit back immediately, arguing the contracts give workers flexibility, allow [...]
Ed Miliband: Leaving the EU would be catastrophic for business November 10, 2014 Writing exclusively for City AM, Labour leader Ed Miliband argues that leaving the EU would be a "historic moment of economic self-harm". We live at a crucial time in Britain’s relationship with the European Union, one which will determine the future of our country for decades to come. In the past year Nigel [...]
Labour leader: Stop Britain’s headlong rush for the Brexit November 10, 2014 Writing exclusively for City A.M., opposition leader Ed Miliband argues the UK would suffer by leaving the EU WE live at a crucial time in Britain’s relationship with the European Union, one which will determine the future of our country for decades to come. In the past year, Nigel Farage, Ukip and a growing number [...]
Women “don’t get paid after today” claims #EqualPayDay report November 4, 2014 If you're a woman, you might want to down tools for the rest of the year, because from now on you are effectively working for free. That's the argument of a report claiming that the gender disparity in pay has actually grown to such an extent that, including full and part-time workers, men earn on [...]
Why embracing freer trade could be our best chance to help the world’s poor October 27, 2014 WITH one simple policy – more free trade – we could make the world $500 trillion better off and lift 160m people out of extreme poverty. If there is one question we have to ask ourselves, it is: why don’t we? In 2000, the international community agreed a set of important targets to improve the [...]
David Cameron’s party conference speech: Here’s what you need to know October 1, 2014 David Cameron has delivered his final party conference speech before the 2015 general election, to a surprisingly upbeat audience. The start of the Tory conference was marred by the defection of Tory MP Marck Reckless to Ukip and a ministerial resignation. Since the weekend, former deputy mayor of London Richard Barnes and Tory donor Arron [...]
Beware the unintended consequences of hiking the minimum wage September 29, 2014 ED MILIBAND’S promise of an £8 per hour minimum wage by 2020 is one of the latest salvoes in the political battle over living standards. We can expect more help for hard-pressed families from the other party conferences, including the trumpeting of October’s above-inflation rise in the minimum wage. With real wages having fallen dramatically, [...]
Tax cuts and deregulation: How free markets can slash the cost of living September 25, 2014 Rolling back state intervention across the economy and cutting taxes could save some families up to £7,800 a year, according to a new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). The free market think tank has produced the report as part of it's 2020 Vision initiative, which provides a host of publications and films [...]