The Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) ‘bank spying bill’ has come into force and gives government agents new capabilities to tackle benefits fraud. The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error, and Debt) Bill grants DWP agents the authority to get data from benefit claimants’ bank accounts and, under some conditions, to retrieve payments directly. The Eligibility Verification MeasureContinue reading “DWP Can Now Take Money From Bank Accounts”
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Brits Swap Sprouts And Peas For Ready Meals
Vegetable consumption has reached a 50-year low in Britain as people shift towards ready meals, crisps, and chocolate, a report warns. The average person consumes 1kg of fresh and processed vegetables, excluding potatoes, each week, according to an annual family food survey. This represents a drop of nearly 12 per cent since 1974, when theContinue reading “Brits Swap Sprouts And Peas For Ready Meals”
Labour Accused Of Developing A Surveillance State
Children as young as 13 could be forced to have digital ID cards under ‘sinister’ strategies to expand the role of the state in people’s lives. A petition against digital ID signed by nearly three million people has been ignored by ministers who promised to press ahead with imposing them before the election. In aContinue reading “Labour Accused Of Developing A Surveillance State”
Hate Mail Calls An AI CEO A ‘Clark Kent Knockoff’ With A Bloodied Pig’s Head
A Las Vegas tech CEO received a severed pig’s head and a threatening letter in the mail, thought to stem from his company’s use of artificial intelligence. Blake Owens, founder and CEO of Agrippa – an AI-powered platform that connects commercial real estate investors and developers without the use of traditional brokers – received the bloodied pig’sContinue reading “Hate Mail Calls An AI CEO A ‘Clark Kent Knockoff’ With A Bloodied Pig’s Head”
Pension Should Be Affordable, Says Reeves
Rachel Reeves has warned that the state pension must be ‘affordable’ amid concerns that the younger generation may not receive it until they are 74. The Chancellor said increases in life expectancy have to be taken into account after ministers launched a review. Concern has been raised about the sustainability of the triple lock, which meansContinue reading “Pension Should Be Affordable, Says Reeves”
‘Home Office Doesn’t Know How Many Foreign Workers Work Illegally After Visas Expire’
The Home Office fails to collect ‘basic information’ on foreign workers including whether they carry on working illegally in the UK at the end of their visas, MPs have warned. The Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found the department ‘does not know’ how many foreign visa holders leave the country when they are supposed to. A damningContinue reading “‘Home Office Doesn’t Know How Many Foreign Workers Work Illegally After Visas Expire’”
Overtaxed Millionaires Flee UK
Since Keir Starmer took office, a record number of millionaires have left because of Labour’s tax intentions. As fears of new tax policies hurting the economy and foreign investors have grown, thousands of millionaires have left Britain. An increasing number of British business owners are reportedly ready to depart the nation following the autumn budget,Continue reading “Overtaxed Millionaires Flee UK”
Japan Is On Course For ‘Extinction’
A Japanese professor has predicted the year Japan will become extinct if the country doesn’t grapple with its rapidly ageing population. The year is 2720 and away from science-fiction fantasies of flying cars, robots and intergalactic travel to far-away stars one Tokyo visionary has made a damning projection. Hiroshi Yoshida, a professor at Tohoku University’s Research Centre for AgedContinue reading “Japan Is On Course For ‘Extinction’”
Labour Voters Hate Starmer More Than Thatcher
According to a poll, even Labour’s own supporters believe that Keir Starmer is proving to be a worse prime minister than Margaret Thatcher. More in Common’s research provided more proof that Sir Keir’s start in No. 10 has left the British people utterly disappointed. Questioned who has been the best premier in the past 40Continue reading “Labour Voters Hate Starmer More Than Thatcher”
Increase In Shoplifting Offences
Shoplifting has risen to the highest level on record amid complaints the crime has been effectively ‘decriminalised’, new data revealed today. In the year ending in December 2023, police registered 430,104 offences, up over 37% from 315,040 in the year prior. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) states that the number is the highest since current recordsContinue reading “Increase In Shoplifting Offences”
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