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Call for more money to tackle child poverty
Call for more money to tackle child poverty

A leading children’s charity is calling on the Government to give an extra £5 a week for each child living in low-income families from next April. The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) has warned that without this increase the Government will almost certainly miss its first milestone target for reducing child poverty. The charity’s ‘Make… Read more »

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Utilities' roadworks cost £2bn in delays
Utilities’ roadworks cost £2bn in delays

A motorist organisation is calling on the Government to introduce legislation to cut the £2 billion of delays caused by utility companies digging up the roads a priority for its return from recess. The RAC Foundation highlighted that the present legislation to control the disruption caused by holes in the road was introduced twelve years… Read more »