by Chris Rogers | 7 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Education & Children's Services
Teachers in England and Wales will go on strike on 26 March in a dispute over pay, pensions and conditions, the National Union of Teachers (NUT) has announced. The NUT’s General Secretary Christine Blower said Michael Gove’s “persistent...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Feb 2014 | Children and Families, Economy
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) have found that there is a lack of evidence to justify additional public spending on childcare. All three main Westminster parties have made commitments to increase funding for childcare, but the think tank warns that “little is...
by Chris Rogers | 7 Feb 2014 | Economy
The UK’s economic recovery has become “entrenched”, a leading think tank has said as it increased its forecast for growth in 2014 to 2.5%. The National Institute of Social and Economic Research also said it expected unemployment to fall below 7% by...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Feb 2014 | Welfare
A written parliamentary question from Rachel Reeves to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has uncovered that £612 million has been spent on introducing Universal Credit since 2010, a figure that amounts to £225,000 for each of the 2,720 people so far on the...
by Chris Rogers | 6 Feb 2014 | Politics
The Labour Party will next week set out its detailed proposals for public service reform, according to The Guardian. Ed Miliband will use a speech to describe what Labour’s approach to public services will be should they win the next election, backed up by a...
