Gender pay gap barely budges in past year while wage growth reaches record annual levels November 1, 2023 The gender pay gap for full-time workers has barely changed over the past year, new figures suggest.
Better pay and conditions needed for night workers – TUC October 28, 2023 Black and ethnic minority (BME) workers are “significantly more likely” than white workers to do regular night work, new research suggests. Around one in seven BME workers work nights compared to one in 11 white workers, said the TUC, adding that it was evidence of “structural racism”. The union organisation said night work is routinely [...]
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey predicts drop in inflation allaying recession fears October 20, 2023 UK inflation is set to drop markedly for October amid continued efforts to tackle the higher cost of living, the governor of the Bank of England has said. Andrew Bailey indicated inflation will return to its recent pattern of slowdowns after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) recorded a surprise pause last month, leaving inflation [...]
Tax receipts: Five things we’ve learnt from today’s data October 20, 2023 Total HMRC receipts for April to September came in at £392.5bn, up £23.1bn from the same period last year.
Triple lock: Pensioners could be set for inflation-busting state pension rise next April October 18, 2023 Under the triple lock, the state pension usually rises each April by inflation, wages or 2.5 per cent – whichever is higher.
Is Keir Starmer the man to dig Britain out of this new age of insecurity? October 11, 2023 In a bid to win over the British public, the Labour party is now telling a new story about how they will rescue voters from the age of insecurity and usher in the new age of hope, Josh Williams writes
Let’s be honest immigrants aren’t responsible for Britain’s woes October 5, 2023 The Tories are using immigrants as a scapegoat for the economic woes facing Britain today but it's overtaxation and overregulation not immigration that has caused this mess, argues Matthew Lesh
England need best players playing in Premiership, says Care October 3, 2023 England international Danny Care has said he sees the positives of proposed hybrid international contracts if it keeps the country’s top rugby players in the English Premiership. A number of stars, such as Henry Arundell and Jack Willis, have fled overseas after the collapse of the rugby clubs last season while the surviving 10 outfits [...]
Hunt announces civil service hiring freeze as he aims to shrink the state October 2, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today announced a freeze on civil service recruitment and pledged to shrink the size of the state.
Tories are ‘the party of business’, Jeremy Hunt insists ahead of conference speech October 2, 2023 The Conservatives are “certainly the party of business”, Jeremy Hunt has insisted ahead of his speech at Tory conference today. The Chancellor told LBC Radio: “We certainly are the party of business. “Rishi Sunak and I are prepared to take those decisions because there is a fundamental choice in British politics between a party that [...]