Labour looks to raise the minimum wage

With the final Labour Party conference before the General Election, kicking off yesterday, Labour’s key announcement to the conference so far is that it would look to raise the National Minimum Wage to £8 an hour over the course of the next Parliament, should...

Ed Balls at Conference

The Labour Party Conference kicked off yesterday, with Shadow Chancellor Ed balls today set to underscore his willingness to take tough fiscal decisions, saying he will cap child benefit increases at 1 per cent for the first two years of the next parliament, and force...

Scottish referendum outcome

Scotland has voted against becoming an independent country, following a referendum held on Thursday. With over 3.6 million votes cast – a turnout of 84.6% – the ‘No’ campaign prevailed by a double-digit margin of 55.3% to 44.7%. The margin of victory was higher...