UK economy grows 0.5 per cent

29 January 2016
UK economy grows 0.5 per cent
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK economy has grown 0.5 per cent in the last quarter of 2015, taking the years rate of growth to 2.2 per cent.

UK economy grows 0.5 per cent

29 January 2016
UK economy grows 0.5 per cent
According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK economy has grown 0.5 per cent in the last quarter of 2015, taking the years rate of growth to 2.2 per cent.

80,000 councils homes at risk, says LGA

29 January 2016
80,000 councils homes at risk, says LGA
New analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has found that at least 80,000 social homes could be lost by 2020.

MoJ scraps legal aid reforms

29 January 2016
MoJ scraps legal aid reforms
Justice Secretary Michael Gove has announced that plans to drastically reform the operations of the legal system regarding criminal legal work and pay have been suspended.

Devolution Act comes into force

28 January 2016
Devolution Act comes into force
Local leaders will be able to take control of their own affairs after the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act receives Royal Assent today, 28 January.

Council tax may rise to aid flood defences

27 January 2016
Council tax may rise to aid flood defences
Following the storm that affected much of the United States at the weekend, the Met Office has warned that parts of the UK should prepare for more heavy rainfall and possible flooding as it makes its way across the Atlantic.

Bedroom tax declared discriminatory

27 January 2016
Bedroom tax declared discriminatory
The government’s so-called bedroom tax has been ruled as discriminatory by Court of Appeal judges, following a legal challenge submitted in November.