EMMA LEWELL-BUCK: Don’t blame junior doctors, blame Jeremy Hunt
The last time doctors went on strike was in 1975, but yesterday junior doctors in England were given no option but to do so again.
View ArticleBENEFITS EXPERT: Getting help with funeral costs
The man who had been my partner for many years and the father of my children, but whom I never married, has just died. He was a pensioner but I am still of working age. I do not have a job and receive...
View ArticleLEGAL EAGLE: Don’t end up in deep water
Flooding is fast becoming one of the grim inevitabilities of the winter months in Britain. We have seen higher than average rainfall over recent years. In earlier December 2015, Storm Desmond hit,...
View ArticleSTEPHEN HEPBURN: Labour Party will fight Tory attacks
Nearly 7,000 working families in the Jarrow parliamentary constituency were saved an average £1,300 a year in one of Labour’s most valuable triumphs over the callous Tory regime in London since the...
View ArticleBENEFITS EXPERT: Benefits for mental health issues?
Our daughter was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) four years ago and although she has been able to work she is now off sick.
View ArticleLEGAL EAGLE: Learning to speak English is not a new requirement for migrants
The issue of the need for migrants speaking English has been in the news over the past week.
View ArticleRICHARD ORD: Fancy face cream? Pull the udder one ...
As chat up lines go, gazing into a woman’s eyes and telling her she has skin as smooth as a cow’s udder has to be up there with, well, the worst.
View ArticleEMMA LEWELL-BUCK Tory grant cuts will hit less well-off students
The Government’s plans to scrap maintenance grants in favour of loans is deliberately targeting students from the lowest income families.
View ArticleBENEFITS EXPERT: Help for struggling pensioners
We have only our State Pensions to live on. Mine is £597.60 a month and my wife’s is £150.83 a week. We have no savings and are struggling financially. We live in social housing, paying £76.94 a week...
View ArticleLEGAL EAGLE Do tenants have a right to rent?
As a housing solicitor, much of my time is spent advising landlords of their rights and responsibilities.
View ArticleRICHARD ORD: The (free) pen is mightier than the Ord
Honesty is the best policy ... unless you’re in the market for cheap writing utensils.
View ArticleSTEPHEN HEPBURN: Google should pay its fair share of tax
If you or I missed Sunday’s deadline to file a tax return and pay what’s owed, we’d be hit with an immediate £100 fine followed by further penalties, interest and potential legal action.
View ArticleBENEFITS EXPERT: Benefits for disabled OAPs
My aunt is in her eighties and, while not in the best of health, is still able to manage to live by herself in her own home. I have heard there is a benefit that can be paid to elderly disabled people...
View ArticleRICHARD ORD: Punch bag proves a hit ... just not with wife
Home sweet home: The smell of coffee, the crackling fire and the dull thud of fist on face!
View ArticleEMMA LEWELL-BUCK: Deprived areas will suffer the most
The Government announced this week a new £300m transitional relief fund for local authorities struggling with cuts. However the fund will overwhelmingly help local authorities in Conservative-held...
View ArticleShaping Up – Socialise without wrecking your diet
We all love to socialise with friends and family and I know it can be a huge challenge to eat out and stay on track with your fitness goals.
View ArticleLEGAL EAGLE: Where to start in business
February is here, the festivities seem a long time ago, and reality has well and truly kicked in. If you’re thinking of starting your own business and becoming your own boss in 2016, it’s...
View ArticleSTEPHEN HEPBURN: Bedroom tax hurts the most vulnerable
We all know that the upper ranks of the Tory Party are made up of ex-members of the notoriously snobby Bullingdon Club.
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