by Sam | 28 Aug 2014 | Education & Children's Services, Employment, Whitehouse News
A new poll has found that around half of Britons (48%) believe the main reason for high levels of youth unemployment in the UK is due to employers not being willing to take a chance on candidates without work experience, while 40% of Britons believe the school system...
by Chris Rogers | 25 Feb 2014 | Economy
Most of the funds set aside by the Government in order to boost regional economies remains unspent, according to a report by the National Audit Office (NAO). The Regional Growth Fund was set up in June 2010 to back projects with significant potential for economic...
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 | 6 Jan 2014 | Welfare
Labour Leader Ed Miliband has pledged to prevent low-paid foreign agency staff from undercutting UK people seeking employment. Miliband said that if Labour wins in 2015, the Government would work with businesses to close a European Union loophole which allows...
by Chris Rogers | 4 Jan 2014 | Uncategorized
Business Secretary Vince Cable has warned that the Bank of England will have to intervene if house prices in the South continue to soar, as the boom could threaten Britain’s economic gains. House prices recorded their biggest monthly rise for more than four years in...
