HMRC staff face long-distance relocation

10 January 2017
HMRC staff face long-distance relocation
A report has revealed that nearly 38,000 staff from HMRC will be required to move large distances as part of a reorganisation.

Corbyn suggests maximum earning threshold

10 January 2017
Corbyn suggests maximum earning threshold
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said that introducing a maximum cap on the amount that people can earn would be ‘the fairer thing do’.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Corbyn, who first raised the idea of a maximum earnings cap during Labour's 2015 leadership contest, said that ‘if we want to live in a more egalitarian society’, then the worsening levels of income disparity need addressing.

May pledges to build a ‘shared society’

9 January 2017
May pledges to build a ‘shared society’
In a speech to the Charity Commission, Prime Minister Theresa May has promised that the government will take an active role in tackling ‘everyday injustices’ and building a ‘shared society’.

Motorists prefer traditional parking payments, BPA finds

9 January 2017
Motorists prefer traditional parking payments, BPA finds
According to a new survey conducted by the British Parking Association (BPA), half of motorists prefer to use traditional cash pay and display machines when paying for parking.

Pothole repair bill could reach £14bn by 2019, LGA says

9 January 2017
Pothole repair bill could reach £14bn by 2019, LGA says
The Local Government Association (LGA) has highlighted statistics from the Asphalt Industry Alliance's (AIA), annual ALARM survey, which has projected the pothole repair bill to rise to £14 billion by 2019.

Birmingham Mac hit by record council funding cut

6 January 2017
Birmingham Mac hit by record council funding cut
The Birmingham Mac has been hit by a 70 per cent cut to its council funding, as part of major reductions inflicted on the city's arts by its local authority.