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Universal credit uplift was a lifeline during the pandemic – our research shows cutting it will leave families with impossible decisions
The UK’s social security (welfare) system entered the pandemic in exceedingly poor health after years of cuts, ill-equipped to provide support to people who became ill or lost their jobs because of COVID-19. The £20 increase to universal credit was arguably a tacit acknowledgement of the inadequacy of our system,Continue Reading
Boris Johnson fails the ‘showman-to-statesman’ test in party conference speech
Boris Johnson is not unfamiliar with taking the platform at Conservative party conferences. Indeed this is a man who has crashed into and then crashed out of a succession of conferences – usually with a combination of befuddled bamboozlement and buffoonery – generally to the joy of the expectant mediaContinue Reading
Five things we learned about levelling up from the Conservative party conference
Every political party relies on slogans to sell their policies and justify their decisions. Most vanish instantly into the void, but some are more special. These are the slogans that hold the others together. They are designed to sell not just a policy, but a whole programme for government. TheseContinue Reading
Scotland won’t prosecute personal possession of class A drugs, but outdated laws prevent deeper reforms
In Scotland, a person in possession of a class A drugs will be issued a police warning in most cases, effectively decriminalising personal possession. This recent announcement comes hard on the heels of a record-high 1,339 drug-related deaths in 2020. England and Wales also saw a record year of drug-relatedContinue Reading
Pandora papers: how revelations about Czech PM could push country further from EU
With just days to go before a national election, the name of the Czech prime minister, Andrej Babiš, appeared in the Pandora papers, a massive leak of documents exposing the secret financial transactions of multiple world leaders, among others. The papers reportedly show that Babiš purchased a mansion in FranceContinue Reading
Luke Pollard is back in Labour’s Shadow Cabinet
Plymouth MP Luke Pollard has returned to Labour’s Shadow Cabinet, after a month stepping back from frontbench duties to support the community in Keyham after the tragic mass shooting in August. Labour Leader Keir Starmer had agreed to a request from Luke to spend more time focusing on the communitiesContinue Reading
New Outdoor Table Tennis Table for St Neot
St Neot will soon have an outdoor table tennis table added to the range of equipment already in place in the village playing field. Money remaining in the Youth Club accounts when it stopped operating last year, supported by a grant of £4,450 from the National Lottery Community Fund, willContinue Reading
‘At A Pinch’ I’ll plump for Bayraq!
‘Actions speak louder than words’ and William Haggas, Mark Johnston, not to mention the irrepressible champion trainer, John Gosden, have proved it with admirable consistency these last few years; serious punters aren’t fools, many specialise with selections from such yards and enjoy profit from their hobby/passion. When you consider justContinue Reading
Kylian Mbappe threatens to retire from international football at 22 after France star ‘was made to feel like problem’
KYLIAN MBAPPE has revealed he felt unwanted by France after their Euro 2020 exit and is considering retirement. Mbappe’s spot-kick miss sent Les Bleus out of the tournament in a 5-4 shoot-out defeat by Switzerland in the last 16. 1 Mbappe has been strongly linked with a move away fromContinue Reading
Best XI of stars who could have played for England including Haaland & McTominay
ENGLAND are back in rebuild mode after failing to end 55 years of hurt in the most heartbreaking of ways earlier this summer. Gareth Southgate’s young stars can hold their heads high after reaching the Euro 2020 final – three years after reaching the 2018 World Cup semis. ” class=”alignnoneContinue Reading