Wages have increased by a record amount firing the fears of borrowers while giving pensioners hope of another big boost to their income. Total pay – including bonuses such as the one-off payment to NHS staff – soared 8.2% In the three months to June, far higher than the 7.3% predicted by analysts and a […]
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King Charles III’s state visit to France has been postponed at the last minute following violent protests over attempts to raise the retirement age in France. Security threats, including graffiti reading “Death to the King” and “Charles III do you know the guillotine?” prompted the postponement with French President Emmanuel Macron saying it would “lack […]
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As Martin Lewis warns of imminent ‘civil unrest’ in the UK from the worsening cost of living crisis, state pensions and benefits rise by less than half of the rate of inflation – which is predicted to hit 8.4% later this year. Monday’s (April 11) 3.1% rise for state pensions and benefits makes the value […]
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The government is set to break a manifesto promise by raising taxes in order to pay for reforms to the UK’s crisis-hit social care system. Boris Johnson assured voters he had a plan to sort out social care two-and-a-half years ago while the 2019 election manifesto explicitly promised not to raise rates on national insurance, […]
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England’s “shameful” social care system can be transformed with 1% extra government spending, according to the architect of Boris Johnson’s most favoured plan to reform the system. Sir Andrew Dilnot said we need a social care system “where those who are working in the sector and those being cared for feel they’re having a good […]
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