Jeremy Hunt’s stealth taxes to hit middle-class families over 10 years
Middle-class families will be worse off by up to £40,000 over the next 10 years, research shows, as a result of Jeremy Hunt’s secret taxation […]
Crisis in the cost of living
Energy firms hoard £2bn of customers’ cash
There are no rules that prevent companies from using customers’ money to keep their business running. In November, Ofgem said it strikes the right balance […]
Retirements ruined as pensions sacrificed to meet rising costs
Pensions are derailing as more workers sacrifice retirement savings to cover the rising cost of living, new research finds. According to a survey by the […]
Strike misery looms as Border Force, postal and rail staff walk out before Christmas
For many of you it is the last working day before the Christmas holidays. It can also be a working day disrupted by a strike […]
Food and drink prices rising at fastest rate in 45 years
Another day, another set of dismal statistics for Britain. The UK economy contracted more than initially thought in the third quarter of the year, raising […]
The data that proves the NHS is failing Britain
The most common obstacle was only being offered a telephone appointment instead of a face-to-face consultation, a practice that has become much more common since […]
Pensioners desert British Gas after being left without heating for a week
She said: “I called earlier to cancel and there is also a 45 minute queue for that. The cost is £500 a year and I […]
British Airways flights grounded in US after computer glitch
British Airways has apologized after passengers had to wait for hours at US airports due to a “technical problem”. The airline said the problem with […]
Mobile phone companies accused of concealing double-digit price rises from customers
The regulator said the investigation would be “industry-wide” and did not specify which contracts or operators were of particular concern. Ofcom said that following “complaints […]
Elon Musk told to quit as chief executive
Musk’s poll followed an injunction in which the Tesla owner abruptly suspended and then reinstated the accounts of several journalists. Twitter also blocked the account […]
Teaching unions fear public backlash over strikes after NHS and rail winter chaos
A union source said: “In the new year, the mood music around all unions and all union action could be very different than it is […]