by Chris Rogers | 30 Jan 2014 | Employment, Politics, Welfare
Analysis of the latest census figures has found that almost 800,000 people living in England and Wales have little or no English, with more than half of those not working. Migrants with little or no English were found to be 50 per cent more likely to be unemployed,...
by Chris Rogers | 30 Jan 2014 | Economy
The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has analysed Labour Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls’ plans to match Chancellor George Osborne’s commitment to clearing the ‘current deficit’, noting that this doesn’t commit the Labour Party to clearing...
by Chris Rogers | 30 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The Government’s free school meals programme has been criticised after the Department of Education revealed that £150 million was given to schools regardless of whether they needed new facilities to provide food for pupils. The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP...
by Chris Rogers | 29 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
A report by the Care Quality Commission found that the number of detentions under the Mental Health Act is now at the highest on record. The act was used over 50,000 times last year to detain patients in hospital – the highest ever recorded. The Care Quality...
by Chris Rogers | 29 Jan 2014 | Education & Children's Services
The National Audit Office has published a report concluding that the Education Funding Agency (EFA) will need to find a further £6m to complete their survey of the condition of school buildings across England. The NAO said that this was primarily because the EFA had...
