Government urged to reduce motorway speed limit to 60mph across England Thursday, May 7, 2026 speedlimits fuel energy inflation transport policy economy iran driving government A leading thinktank has called on the Labour Party government to reduce speed limits across the UK in response to the ongoing conflict between Iran and the USA. They propose cutting the motorway speed limit to 60mph and … Read More
DWP Urged to Halt Universal Credit Payments to 1.5 Million Migrant Claimants Thursday, May 7, 2026 dwp universalcredit migrants benefits immigration ukpolitics labour conservatives policy citizenship Recent data from Labour Party government figures and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveals that nearly 1.5 million migrants are receiving Universal Credit benefits. This group represents approximately 15.6 … Read More
Birmingham Headteacher Urges Immediate Extension of Free School Meals for All Primary Children Thursday, May 7, 2026 education freeschoolmeals poverty primaryschools campaign children welfare birmingham policy equality The National Education Union (NEU) is calling on the Prime Minister to extend free school meals to all primary school children across England, with Birmingham executive headteacher Tania Yasmin lending her strong support to … Read More
DWP Urged to Cut Payments for 660,000 Claimants Amid 'Moral Crisis' Wednesday, May 6, 2026 dwp welfare benefits reform claimants payments inequality taxpayers disability policy The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) faces mounting pressure to tackle what critics are calling a “moral crisis” within the welfare system, where hundreds of thousands of claimants receive benefits exceeding … Read More
DWP Urged to Scrap ‘Unsustainable’ Triple Lock Policy Impacting State Pensioners Monday, May 4, 2026 pension triplelock dwp statepension welfare reform expenditure politics economy policy The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is under mounting pressure to reconsider the Triple Lock policy, described by some experts as “terrible” and unsustainable for state pensioners. For years, this popular … Read More
State Pension Overhaul Proposed: Early Access and Flexible Payments for Post-1960 Born Pensioners Friday, May 1, 2026 pension statepension lifespanfund dwp retirement flexibility policy reform blair triplock A groundbreaking proposal from the Tony Blair Institute, the thinktank founded by former Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair, suggests a major reform to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) state pension system. Central to … Read More