IEA: Labour's rail pledge will "shift burden from richer commuters to poorer taxpayers"
Commenting on the Labour Party's pledge to cut rail fares by a third if elected, Editorial and Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs Professor Len Shackleton said...
Monday, 2 December 2019 09:46
Labour announces biggest ever rail fares cut of 33% in a move that will save the average commuter over £1000 a year
Labour will announce the biggest ever cuts to rail fares in England tomorrow (Monday) after we learnt over the weekend that rail fares are set to rise again by an average of 2.7% next year.
Sunday, 1 December 2019 22:30
Labour announces plan to make England one of the most cycling and walking friendly places in the world
Labour is announcing ambitious plans for a new 'Healthy Streets Programme' to make our towns and cities cleaner and greener to transform the environment...
Sunday, 1 December 2019 00:01
Labour will introduce four new public holidays to reduce working hours and bring the UK together
Today, St Andrew's Day, Jeremy Corbyn will reiterate Labour’s commitment to introduce UK-wide bank holidays for each of the patron saints of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland...
Saturday, 30 November 2019 08:53
1.5 million patients delayed in the back of ambulances since 2016
Ahead of Labour's NHS rally in Leeds tomorrow (Saturday), Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth reveals new Labour research...
Friday, 29 November 2019 22:30
Only the Conservatives will protect standards in our schools
A Conservative majority government will give Ofsted greater powers and more money to improve discipline in classrooms...
Friday, 29 November 2019 21:43
Modern policing requires ore than just higher numbers of officers, says LSE report
A long period of austerity and budget cuts in UK policing has had a considerable negative impact on the size of police forces...
Friday, 29 November 2019 13:38
Liberal Democrats will invest £1 billion a year to restore community policing
Today, the Liberal Democrats announce plans to invest an extra £1 billion a year to restore community policing by enabling forces to recruit 20,000 more police officers...
Thursday, 28 November 2019 22:30
LGA responds to latest FGM figures
In response to new quarterly figures published today by NHS Digital about the number of identified cases of FGM in England from July 2019 to September 2019...
Thursday, 28 November 2019 15:13
Full text of Jeremy Corbyn's speech on Labour's environmental policies
Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party, announcing Labour’s environmental policies in Southampton today...
Thursday, 28 November 2019 11:30