by Sam | 14 Aug 2014 | Economy, General Election 2015
The Liberal Democrats are considering raising the threshold at which workers start paying national insurance. According to (£) The Times, the party’s manifesto will tout the measure as the next step in its bid to reduce the tax burden on low and middle earners,...
by Sam | 13 Aug 2014 | Children and Families, Local Government
The Local Government Association (LGA) has warned that services for children and young people with mental health problems need a complete overhaul. The LGA said the current “fragmented” system means children are forced to navigate a myriad of different mental health...
by Sam | 13 Aug 2014 | Education & Children's Services
In what is a fairly peculiar initiative, an alternative and independent school league table has been launched by a partnership of school leaders associations and an academy chain. The School Performance Tables were launched by United Learning, the Association of...
by Sam | 13 Aug 2014 | Data, Economy
The Telegraph reports that wage growth suffered a shock collapse between April and June, even as the unemployment rate fell further. Average weekly earnings dropped 0.2pc in the three months, the first fall since 2009, the Office for National Statistics said. The...
by Sam | 13 Aug 2014 | Justice, Outsourcing
The Guardian has reported that A4e has announced it will prematurely end its £17 million contract to deliver education and training to 12 London prisons, saying that the contract was not operating at a profit. The contract was originally due to end in July 2016, with...
