Childhood criminal records could be wiped under plans being evaluated by David Lammy. To prevent individuals from being affected by minor crimes in the future, the Justice Secretary is considering streamlining the current system. It comes after evidence revealed that people in their 50s, 60s, and 70s still had transgressions of street fighting and bike theftsContinue reading “Childhood Records To Be Wiped By David Lammy”
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Most new homes built in Labour’s ‘bulldozer blitz’ on the green belt will house migrants, claim Tories
Tories warned that Keir Starmer’s housebuilding bonanza will scarcely keep up with immigration today – even if he hits his target for 1.5million homes over the next five years. Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake blamed the government for ‘concreting over the Green Belt’ to house arrivals as the PM pledged to rip up the ‘broken’ planning system.Continue reading “Most new homes built in Labour’s ‘bulldozer blitz’ on the green belt will house migrants, claim Tories”
Not Much Cheer With Keir?
According to a recent survey, three out of four Britons believe the Labour Government is doing a poor job of handling the cost-of-living situation. According to the YouGov study, 74 percent of respondents are unhappy with Sir Keir Starmer’s handling of the matter, while only 15 percent believe his government is handling it well. ThereContinue reading “Not Much Cheer With Keir?”
Service Personnel In The RAF And Navy Are Outnumbered By Ministry Of Defence ‘Pen-Pushers’
There are currently more bureaucrats employed by the Ministry of Defence than there are service members in the Royal Navy and RAF put together. The total of MoD civil servants jumped by 6 percent to 63,702 between 2020 and April this year. The ranks of full-time trained service fighters, including the Army, fell to 72,510Continue reading “Service Personnel In The RAF And Navy Are Outnumbered By Ministry Of Defence ‘Pen-Pushers’”
Labour Set To Overhaul Planning Laws To Build The ‘Biggest Wave Of Social And Affordable Housing In A Generation’
Labour will overhaul planning rules to build the ‘biggest wave of social and affordable housing in a generation’, the Deputy Prime Minister has said. Angela Rayner, who is also the Housing Secretary, said delivering the homes at scale is her ‘No 1 priority’ after accusing the previous government of giving up on building. Echoing the Chancellor’sContinue reading “Labour Set To Overhaul Planning Laws To Build The ‘Biggest Wave Of Social And Affordable Housing In A Generation’”
Pensioners Should Be Taxed More: Rachel Reeves, Tax Tsar
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s new tax tsar previously called pensioners ‘codgers’ who had it ‘ridiculously good’. Sir Edward Troup, a former Tory Treasury special adviser, also said it was ‘ridiculous’ that pensioners received free TV licences and argued for them to be taxed more. His remarks became public earlier this month following his appointment byContinue reading “Pensioners Should Be Taxed More: Rachel Reeves, Tax Tsar”