ONE-in-three children in the Sunderland city area are now living in poverty, according to figures published by the North East Poverty Commission (NEPC) – yet the city has the lowest child poverty rate in the North East. The news came as the Government refused to provide more free school […]
DONALD Trump was supposed to go against Joe Biden, in the early hours of Thursday morning (October 15), but The Commission on Presidential Debates cancelled the meeting. Following on from the first presidential debate, two weeks ago, the President refused to do a virtual debate after his recent battle with […]
THE pay gap between white and ethnic employees is now at just 2.3% – the smallest margin since 2012. Data released by the Office for National Statistics has said that the average white employee earns £12.40 while ethnic employees earn £12.11. The gap is calculated as the difference between the […]
MINISTERS are considering imposing fresh regional restrictions amid a spike in cases in northern England, a Cabinet member has said as he declined to rule out shutting pubs and restaurants. Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Thursday ministers are “currently considering what steps we should take” as he warned of […]
DATA just released by the government has shown that officials expect only only 25% of student loan fees to be repaid. Roughly £17billion is loaned to about 1.3million students in England each year, and total student debt is predicted to hit reach nearly £500billion by the middle of this […]
With ill-fitting sunglasses covering his eyes and a beige Lacoste polo shirt with holes in it to make him look like just another bloke, shapeshifter and political advisor, Dominic Cummings, emerges from his house in London (not Durham) to a crowd of journalists. “You should be social distancing”, his first […]
New immigration plans set to be put in place could result in sectors struggling to recruit staff according to those in the industries. The stated post-Brexit Immigration plans aim to encourage employers to invest in retaining staff and to develop automation technology. Many representatives from sectors like nursing, farming and catering are concerned that under this […]
Thousands of people have come together to sign an online petition to prevent Members of Parliament from receiving £10,000 each as a ‘work-from-home’ allowance. The £10,000 work-from-home fund was made accessible for MPs to claim, helping them to support themselves and their staff, as well as any additional office costs […]
Members of Parliament are to receive a pay rise of 3.1%, bringing wages up to £82,000 per year in some cases. They will also receive a larger expenses amount, to financially support staff members in their parliamentary offices. Sunderland Labour Councillor, Dom Armstrong, expressed his concerns over the pay increase […]
“I think he’s doing a pretty bang up job if I’m honest” writes one moron on Facebook of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. At a time of national uncertainty, it seems we’ve thrown away any sense of political leaning to rally round a man who once said that people should be […]