The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 5.25 percent, the 14th consecutive rise since December 2021. The BoE’s announcement Thursday, spelling financial disaster for millions, is a class war measure. It takes interest rates to their highest level in 15 years and deepens …
Read More »UK’s two-child limit welfare policy driving children into poverty
A study by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) reveals how the UK’s two-child policy for welfare benefits is negatively affecting 1.5 million children, with more than a million of those affected growing up in poverty. Official government statistics revealed last summer that one in 12 of all UK children …
Read More »Dumfries and Galloway Toy Appeal helps nearly 900 children receive a Christmas gift
The Standard’s Toy Appeal has brought a huge injection of Christmas community spirit in the toughest of times and, tomorrow morning, will bring delighted smiles to the faces of a record-breaking number of children – more than 870 – needing a gift. Once again the response from our readers and …
Read More »Final chance to support Dumfries and Galloway Standard’s 2021 Christmas Toy Appeal
Today is the last chance to hand in a toy or chocolate treat at one of the five collection points in Dumfries for the Standard’s Christmas Toy Appeal. Our public appeal ends today to give us time to sort out the hundreds of toys which have been donated during the …
Read More »Job losses in pandemic due to performance issues, say nearly half of Britons | Inequality
Nearly half of people believe those who lost their job during the pandemic were likely to have been underperforming, a survey has found. In findings that will raise fears over inequalities in Britain, a study of attitudes by researchers at Kings College London showed a significant minority thought a widening …
Read More »City investors urge UK’s top firms to pay workers living wage | Society
Influential City investors have written to the chief executives of companies including Royal Mail, British Airways and JD Sports urging them to pay their workers a real living wage. The letter calls on businesses to seek accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation, which makes sure companies pay employees and contractors …
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