The government claims that its benefits changes will help those out of work. But Annette Mackin looks at how the cuts hurt both workers and claimants
Dave Sewell looks at the Tory government’s plan to privatise Royal Mail and explains why it is a money-making gimmick that offers no benefits
The postal service will be ruined if the sale goes ahead. We’ll see the end of universal service. Prices will go up, but it’s also the quality of service.
TNT is trialling a delivery service in west London. It delivers twice a week instead of once a day.
Newspapers have claimed that Britain is at its most peaceful in years.
The fall in crime figures does not mean there’s an improved sense of wellbeing in Britain.
In the last year 87 Scotland Yard police officers accused of sexual assault, racism and theft were allowed to resign before their case was completed.
The connection between crime and immigration is “close to zero and insignificant” research has found.
New statistics have been heralded as showing that crime is not linked to poverty. Annette Mackin looks beyond the hype to a bitterly divided society
A new report suggesting that crime is continuing to fall despite the recession has baffled commentators.
Some 118,000 children in London could be without a school place by 2016 according to the London Councils group.
The NUT teachers’ union has exposed the illogical result of the government’s commitment to academies and free schools.
