by Agency Reporter | Aug 14, 2023 | Briefing
NEW Ministry of Justice data, released on 10 August, shows the number of households removed from their homes by court bailiffs as a result of no-fault evictions is up 41 per cent in one year in England. Between April and June 2023, 2,228 households were evicted by...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 13, 2023 | Briefing
THOUSANDS of new doctors, fresh out of medical school and who joined the English NHS only this month, are joining picket lines up and down the country. A fifth round of strike action by junior doctors in England began at 7am on 11 August, and is scheduled to continue...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 12, 2023 | Briefing
A PUBLICLY-OWNED energy company could see a £3 return for every £1 of investment – generating “a mammoth £140 billion” for the economy by 2040, according to new Trades Union Congress (TUC) analysis. The TUC says a national energy company could lower household bills,...
by Staff Writer | Aug 12, 2023 | Briefing
THE United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has set out his highly anticipated proposals for a UN framework convention on tax, putting the global tax system on course for the biggest shake-up in history. The Secretary-General’s proposals unequivocally call...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 11, 2023 | Briefing
NEW RESEARCH undertaken by the Local Government Association (LGA) reveals that councils in England could face an extra bill of £18 million to deal with new government housing standards. Good quality social housing is essential for people and local councils will always...
by Agency Reporter | Aug 11, 2023 | Briefing
THE Australian government should introduce a national Human Rights Act to better protect the fundamental rights of everyone in Australia, Human Rights Watch said in a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights. “Existing laws in Australia protect...
