Kemi Badenoch pledged to change the UK’s welfare culture while lashing out at young people who refuse to work because they think it is “beneath them.” The Conservative leader, who worked in McDonald’s as a youngster, said too few were willing to work their way up ‘from the bottom’ as she did. This morning, she saidContinue reading “Kemi Badenoch Criticises Young People”
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Cash Is No Longer King?
Nigel Farage last night promised to lead a ‘crypto revolution’ in Britain that would see the Bank of England build up a Bitcoin reserve’. The Reform leader, who is facing accusations of having ‘fantasy’ economic plans, used an appearance at a digital currency conference in Las Vegas to vow to ‘bring our country properly into the 21st century’. He used hisContinue reading “Cash Is No Longer King? “
Rayner Urges Rachel Reeves To Strip Middle-Class Child Benefits
Angela Rayner has encouraged Rachel Reeves to strip middle-class families of child benefits payments, it has been claimed. The Labour Deputy Prime Minister urged the treasury to ‘claw back’ the benefit from families where the highest earner’s annual earnings were between £50,000 and £80,000, The Telegraph first reported. If taken forward, the decision would undo an announcement by the Tories in March 2024 thatContinue reading “Rayner Urges Rachel Reeves To Strip Middle-Class Child Benefits”
Welfare Claimants To Be Given ‘Right To Try’ Work Without Risk Of Losing Their Benefits
Labour’s reform of the system will allow welfare recipients to attempt employment without fear of losing their benefits. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to announce legislation to introduce a ‘right to try guarantee’ for those on health-related benefits. This will prevent people from having their entitlements automatically re-assessed if they enter employment.Continue reading “Welfare Claimants To Be Given ‘Right To Try’ Work Without Risk Of Losing Their Benefits”
After Leaving His HMO, A Homeless Man Lives In A Clothes Bin
A homeless man has revealed how he is living inside a tiny clothes bin and bedding down for the night in the ‘comfiest bed I’ve ever slept in’. Five weeks ago, the unsecured container was found close to a church parking lot in the Erdington neighbourhood of Birmingham by Nigel, a former heroin user. The 52-year-old, bornContinue reading “After Leaving His HMO, A Homeless Man Lives In A Clothes Bin”
AI Will Be Very Bad For Society, Warns Former Google Vice President
According to a tech pioneer who helped AI become popular, a universal basic income should be provided to all people to offset the disruptive effects of this contentious technology on employment. Former Google vice president Geoffrey Hinton said AI and robots would be ‘very bad for society’ because the millions of workers left jobless by the technology will notContinue reading “AI Will Be Very Bad For Society, Warns Former Google Vice President “
Homeware Chain Wilko On The Verge Of Collapse
UK homeware retailer Wiko has warned that it’s on the verge of collapse, putting some 12,000 jobs at risk. The privately owned company said it had filed a “notice of intention” to appoint administrators after failing to find enough emergency investment. Chief executive Mark Jackson said it would continue to talk with interested parties aboutContinue reading “Homeware Chain Wilko On The Verge Of Collapse”
It Wasn’t Until His Children Were 10 That Sir Keir Starmer Let Them Eat Meat
Sir Keir Starmer has admitted he didn’t let his children eat meat until they were 10 years old. The Labour leader, a pescatarian, said he and his vegetarian wife Victoria didn’t have meat or fish in the house when they were raising their son and daughter. At the age of about 10 years old, theyContinue reading “It Wasn’t Until His Children Were 10 That Sir Keir Starmer Let Them Eat Meat”
A Four-Star Spa Hotel That Laid Off ALL Its Staff To Accommodate 241 Asylum Seekers
A four-star spa hotel which is reportedly sacking all its staff and cancelling all events is facing legal action. Stradey Park Hotel in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, is said to be accommodating up to 241 asylum seekers across its 77 rooms, under new plans by the Home Office. According to a newspaper outlet, 95 full and part-timeContinue reading “A Four-Star Spa Hotel That Laid Off ALL Its Staff To Accommodate 241 Asylum Seekers”
LifeSkills Colleges In Suffolk, Essex And Yorkshire In Administration
A specialist education provider for 16-18 year-olds has gone into administration, with pupils and parents being given one day’s notice of the colleges closing. But the Basildon training provider administration sparked demonstrations Friday 14th October 2022. LifeSkills did have independent centres in Suffolk, Essex and Yorkshire that provided learning for those who weren’t engaged byContinue reading “LifeSkills Colleges In Suffolk, Essex And Yorkshire In Administration”
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