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John Prescott: From Cruise Ship Steward to Deputy Prime Minister – A Life Less Ordinary

World

27 Nov, 2024

John Prescott: From Cruise Ship Steward to Deputy Prime Minister – A Life Less Ordinary


John Prescott, the Labour Party stalwart who rose from humble beginnings as a steward on an ocean liner to serving...

200,000+ Signatures! Online Petition Demands UK General Election Amidst Plummeting PM Approval Ratings

World

24 Nov, 2024

200,000+ Signatures! Online Petition Demands UK General Election Amidst Plummeting PM Approval Ratings


A surge of public discontent has propelled a petition calling for a general election in the United Kingdom to surpass...

Millions of PIP Claimants Could Get Up To £5,200 in Back Payments: Here's How to Check If You're Due a Refund

World

23 Sep, 2024

Millions of PIP Claimants Could Get Up To £5,200 in Back Payments: Here's How to Check If You're Due a Refund


Thousands of people who claim Personal Independence Payments (PIP) may be due money back from the Department for Work and...

Keir Starmer's Red Wall Triumph: A Tactical Victory or a One-Off?

World

20 Sep, 2024

Keir Starmer's Red Wall Triumph: A Tactical Victory or a One-Off?


With every difficult day Keir Starmer’s government has to navigate, the ease of its election victory only two months ago...

MPs Can Claim Up To £3,400 On Energy Bills? Here's The Truth

World

10 Sep, 2024

MPs Can Claim Up To £3,400 On Energy Bills? Here's The Truth


Users on social media today have claimed that all MPs can claim the money from their energy bills back –...

Dynamic Pricing: How the Government's Attempt to Regulate Ticket Prices Could Backfire

World

8 Sep, 2024

Dynamic Pricing: How the Government's Attempt to Regulate Ticket Prices Could Backfire


It was only after the guns fell silent that we began counting the cost. Dynamic pricing had more than doubled...

Buy Now, Pay Later: Major Changes Coming for Popular Payment Schemes

Business

4 Sep, 2024

Buy Now, Pay Later: Major Changes Coming for Popular Payment Schemes


In just a few weeks, there could be some major changes to buy now, pay later (BNPL) schemes. Customers can...

Labour Party Launches Action Plan To Tackle Ireland's Cost of Living Crisis: Urgent Measures Needed

World

4 Sep, 2024

Labour Party Launches Action Plan To Tackle Ireland's Cost of Living Crisis: Urgent Measures Needed


Labour’s Finance Spokesperson, Drogheda TD Ged Nash, has launched the party’s Cost of Living Action Plan today, calling for urgent...

UK Politics: Back to School, But No One Wants to Be There

World

3 Sep, 2024

UK Politics: Back to School, But No One Wants to Be There


Welcome back, everything’s terrible: MPs will scuttle back to Westminster from their sun loungers on Monday as Parliament’s summer recess...

Smoking Ban in Pub Gardens? The UK's New War on Smokers

World

31 Aug, 2024

Smoking Ban in Pub Gardens? The UK's New War on Smokers


When Lara Bose heard about Labour’s proposed ban on outdoor smoking areas, she was shocked. “Literally living with the person...

Pensioner Fury: Labour's Winter Fuel Cut Sparks Outrage, But Will They Back Down?

World

23 Aug, 2024

Pensioner Fury: Labour's Winter Fuel Cut Sparks Outrage, But Will They Back Down?


Discontent around the Government’s decision to slash winter fuel payments shows no sign of abating. With news this week of...

Pension Credit: Government Urges Pensioners To Claim £3,900 Yearly Top-Up Before Winter Fuel Payment Deadline

World

20 Aug, 2024

Pension Credit: Government Urges Pensioners To Claim £3,900 Yearly Top-Up Before Winter Fuel Payment Deadline


Hundreds of thousands of pensioners have been urged to claim a pension top-up that will enable them to beat government...

A New Model for Public-Private Partnerships: Can It Save the UK Economy?

Business

19 Aug, 2024

A New Model for Public-Private Partnerships: Can It Save the UK Economy?


The UK faces a critical need for public development projects, but the traditional model for financing these projects, the Private...

Eluned Morgan Makes History as Wales' First Female First Minister

World

6 Aug, 2024

Eluned Morgan Makes History as Wales' First Female First Minister


Eluned Morgan has etched her name in the annals of Welsh history as the first woman to assume the role...

Prison Overcrowding Crisis: Ireland's Prisons at Breaking Point

World

5 Aug, 2024

Prison Overcrowding Crisis: Ireland's Prisons at Breaking Point


Ireland, once lauded for its progressive prison reform efforts, is now facing a severe overcrowding crisis within its prison system....

Angela Rayner Hits Back at 'Quip' about Her Council House Background

World

31 Jul, 2024

Angela Rayner Hits Back at 'Quip' about Her Council House Background


Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, dismissed a 'quip' made by Lee Anderson, a Reform UK MP, about her council...

Labour Unveils Austerity Measures After Discovering 'Black Hole' in Public Finances

Business

31 Jul, 2024

Labour Unveils Austerity Measures After Discovering 'Black Hole' in Public Finances


£22bn 'Black Hole' in Public Finances Blamed on Tories by Labour The Labour government has announced a series of austerity...

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