Local leaders pledge to tackle ageism

1 October 2019
Local leaders pledge to tackle ageism
Council leaders across the UK have signed an open letter committing them to tackling ageism and talking more positively about later life.

National Living Wage to rise to £10.50

30 September 2019
National Living Wage to rise to £10.50
Chancellor Sajid Javid has pledged to raise the National Living Wage to £10.50 within the next five years.
Speaking at the Conservative Party Conference, Javid claimed that the policy would ‘help the next generation of go-getters to get ahead’, with the government also planning to lower the age threshold for those who qualify from 25 to 21. This is part of a bid to make the UK ‘the first major economy in the world to end low pay altogether’.

'Superbus' networks plans announced by Shapps

30 September 2019
'Superbus' networks plans announced by Shapps
The Transport Secretary has announced new measures to boost buses, including new low-fare, high-frequency ‘Superbus’ networks.

Labour pledges to scrap Universal Credit

30 September 2019
Labour pledges to scrap Universal Credit
The Labour Party will scrap Universal Credit, calling the flagship Tory welfare reform ‘inhumane’ and an ‘unmitigated disaster’.