Following the party’s crushing defeat in council and mayoral elections, Rishi Sunak has conceded that the Tories may not win the general election. The Prime Minister claimed Britain is heading for a hung parliament when he sends the country to the polls, as he warned about the ‘disaster’ of a Labour-led coalition. A new chapterContinue reading “After Brutal Losses In Council And Mayoral Elections, Rishi Sunak Admits Tories May Not Win General Election”
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Some People With ‘Mild’ Mental Health Problems Will Be Told To Seek Therapy And Get Back To Work Under Disability Benefit Cash Clampdown Targeting 3.5 Million
Ministers will tell people with ‘mild’ mental health problems to get therapy and get back to work this week as they seek to reduce the 3.5 million disability benefits bill. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is set to announce plans to overhaul the way disability benefits work in a statement to the Commons onContinue reading “Some People With ‘Mild’ Mental Health Problems Will Be Told To Seek Therapy And Get Back To Work Under Disability Benefit Cash Clampdown Targeting 3.5 Million”
Is The Great British Fry-Up Now Toast?
According to studies, Gen-Z is increasingly finding the morning staple too greasy or time-consuming to prepare, which might spell trouble for the great British fry-up. Nearly 15% of respondents to a recent survey of people between the ages of 18 and 34 said they only eat cooked breakfast once or twice a year, and 10% said theyContinue reading “Is The Great British Fry-Up Now Toast?”
Heartbreaking Study Finds Children In Destitution Miss Out On Education
A heartbreaking study has discovered that the number of children living in poverty has soared in the past year, with education now a luxury that numerous families can no longer afford. A new State of Child Poverty report, produced by charity Buttle UK, found 122,000 children are living in poverty, accounting for 60 per centContinue reading “Heartbreaking Study Finds Children In Destitution Miss Out On Education”
‘Ghost Children’ Who Quit School After COVID
A think tank study has warned that a ‘tidal wave of youth crime’ will hit Britain if action isn’t taken to reverse a post-COVID surge in school absence. The Centre for Social Justice has identified a generation of ‘ghost children’, those who are set to be persistently absent in their last year of school ifContinue reading “‘Ghost Children’ Who Quit School After COVID”
House Of Lords Should Be Abolished, According To Most Voters
A survey discovered that most voters don’t trust the House of Lords and want it abolished in its present form. The poll found that barely a fifth of voters (21 per cent) believe the Lords acts in the public’s best interest, with 70 per cent believing it doesn’t. The study by Opinium, for the thinkContinue reading “House Of Lords Should Be Abolished, According To Most Voters “
Social Media And Online Gaming Dominate Brits’ Social Lives, With One In Ten Lacking A Single ‘Real’ Friend
New research reveals that almost one in ten British people say they haven’t got any friends in real life. Instead, eight per cent of Brits between the ages of 18 and 70 emanate all their social interaction from the internet, the poll of 3,000 people reveals. Extrapolated out to the wider UK population of aboutContinue reading “Social Media And Online Gaming Dominate Brits’ Social Lives, With One In Ten Lacking A Single ‘Real’ Friend”
A New Study Says Vapers Are Inhaling 240 Chemicals
Vaping has become one of Australia’s biggest public health problems, with children as young as 14 taking up e-cigarettes. New research by the Australian National University is being used to back a call for a government crackdown on access to e-cigarettes. Vaping is frequently framed as a better option than smoking cigarettes but the reportContinue reading “A New Study Says Vapers Are Inhaling 240 Chemicals”
Working Parents Who Are Going Through A Divorce May Soon Be Given Time Off
Parents going through a divorce could soon be given time off from work under a new scheme. Bosses will change HR policies to state that separation is akin to a family death or illness under the Positive Parenting Alliance’s scheme supported by employers including Tesco, Asda and NatWest. A newspaper outlet reported that the schemeContinue reading “Working Parents Who Are Going Through A Divorce May Soon Be Given Time Off”
The Birth Rate In Britain Is In Danger
A study has discovered that almost half of UK adults aged between 18 and 50 are not intending on having children, with the birth rate set to plummet. Some 46 per cent of those polled by Ipsos said they’d settled against children or didn’t plan to have any more. More than half said this wasContinue reading “The Birth Rate In Britain Is In Danger”
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