Deputy PM reveals government is looking at unintended consequences of scrapping benefit for middle class families The deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg, has confirmed that the government is considering watering down plans to abolish child benefit for middle class families. Clegg said the government was looking at the “unintended consequences” of the scheme but insisted [...]
Osborne urged to act after April change will raise threshold for families with children from 16 to 24 hours work a week Child poverty campaigners will call on the government on Monday to postpone changes to working tax credits following research showing the cuts will leave some people worse off than if they gave up work and [...]
With the number of work experience placements rising, are we really to believe that there are no actual job vacancies? Recently, I applied for a part-time customer service position in a local supermarket in the hope of earning some extra cash while studying for my A-levels. I was soon contacted to arrange a date for [...]
Tony Levene was aghast to receive a bill from HMRC, which is racking up at £10 a day My mother passed away in early January. This week, the taxman hit her with a £100 fine for failing to send in her self-assessment form on time – and is threatening to add £10 a day to [...]
The government is hurting those trying to stay off the dole, while filling workplaces with free staff. Voters should be shocked With a gnashing of teeth, the employment minister Chris Grayling backed down as companies shied away from his unpaid work scheme that threatened young people’s already meagre weekly benefit of £53.45. Protests and a [...]
Worst-hit site will be Brough in east Yorkshire – where Hawk and Harrier jets were built – whose fate was sealed despite appeals from David Cameron and Ed Miliband BAE Systems, Britain’s biggest defence contractor, has brushed aside a plea by David Cameron to save high-level manufacturing jobs and is proceeding to axe around 2,000 [...]
