With millions of families battling to find adequate and reasonably priced homes, England’s social housing crisis is unprecedented. Family-sized social housing have had record-breaking waiting lists; some regions now have …
Social Issues
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Leading researcher assigned by the UK government to examine how smartphone usage affects teenagers has advised that “unrealistic and potentially detrimental” blanket bans on the devices are Commissioned by the …
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Simon Blake, the new head of Stonewall, has committed himself to advocate for a complete prohibition on conversion therapy covering all members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations. …
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Schools are adopting various strategies to boost student attendance, with some using rewards such as pizza parties, iPads, and prize draws, while others rely on traditional punitive measures like fines, …
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Following their encouragement of MPs to remove legal protections from the Great British Energy bill, ministers have promised to address forced labour in supplier chains. MPs decided Tuesday night to …
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Concerns have been voiced by British Members of Parliament (MPs) about a planned disinformation campaign possibly trying to discredit Bangladesh’s central bank governor, Ahsan Mansur. Mansur is spearheading attempts to …
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Rising national insurance contributions (NICs) and the national living wage (NLW) slated to take effect from April mean the adult social care sector may “in a matter of months” collapse. …
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Targeting a reduction in disability payments and more individuals into employment, the UK government has declared a significant change in the disability benefits system. Although the Work and Pensions Secretary’s …
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to propose large cuts to disability benefits to reform the welfare system and address financial difficulties. Politicians, economists, and activists are deeply troubled by …
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Noel Clarke’s wife, Iris Clarke, has strongly defended her husband in court, claiming that the individuals who accused him of sexual misconduct are lying and have deliberately fabricated allegations against …