16 June 2016 Week in Brief: UK EU Referendum POLLS: With a week to go before the vote, the polls now show a substantial lead for the Leave campaign with YouGov, published on Tuesday, putting support for Leave at 46% and support for Remain at 39%. 11% were undecided and 4% did not expect to… Continue reading Issue 58: 2016 06 16: Week in Brief: UK
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Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
19 May 2016 Week in Brief: UK Queen’s Speech MEASURES INCLUDED: the Queen’s speech included: a legal right to faster broadband (although residents in the remotest properties may have to contribute); restrictions on access to porn sites; measures to encourage driverless cars; a streamlining of planning; measures to make it easier to switch banks and… Continue reading Issue 54: 2016 05 19: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 46: 2016 03 24: Week in Brief: UK
24 March 2016 Week in Brief: UK DWP: Iain Duncan Smith has resigned as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions following a proposal in the Budget to tighten the criteria for personal independence payments to disabled people of working age. Although Mr Duncan Smith had originally approved the change, he was unhappy at its… Continue reading Issue 46: 2016 03 24: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 4 :2015 05 28: UK News
28 May 2015 Week in Brief:UK NEWS QUEEN’S SPEECH: Yesterday saw the opening of Parliament and the Queens’s speech which outlines the government’s legislative programme. Included were proposals to ensure that : people who work thirty hours a week at the National Minimum Wage do not pay income tax; there will be no rise in… Continue reading Issue 4 :2015 05 28: UK News
