Most young disabled adults have felt lonely at some point in the past year, a survey has suggested. The results expose what a disability charity has described as “the hidden
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The SNP has suspended Mark McDonald after fresh allegations were made about the conduct of the former Scottish Government minister. Party chiefs said they had made the decision after new
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The Government could deliver a £31 billion boost to the economy over five years by abolishing 201 district and borough councils in England and handing over their powers to county
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The poorest in society are being hit the hardest by the Government’s tax and welfare changes, the official equality watchdog has warned. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said
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The squeeze on public spending and the drop in nurse numbers since 2010 has contributed to 120,000 unnecessary deaths in England, according to new research. There could be as many
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The UK’s Children’s Commissioners have called for a halt in the controversial roll-out of Universal Credit (UC) for families with children as they face an “almost impossible challenge” due to
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Many low income families will be worse off despite tax changes and a higher living wage because of cuts to Universal Credit, a new report warns. Research for the Joseph
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Labour would spend around £17 billion a year extra on the NHS, social care, schools and local government, shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said. The extra spending would be paid
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The Government has been accused of “dragging its feet” after it delayed publishing proposals to reform adult social care until next summer. First Secretary of State Damian Green said ministers
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A former Crown Office boss is to lead a task force set up to prevent sexual crime involving young people. Justice Secretary Michael Matheson said Catherine Dyer would bring a
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