Factories face shut downs while govt proposes new £170 gas levy; PM calls up ex-Tesco boss to avert ‘nightmare Christmas’

Households and businesses are alarmed by reports that energy prices – already at record levels – could be set to rise even further through the government’s new “green” levy on gas. The new charge will add up to £170 per year onto household gas bills from 2023,  according to a report in the Times. The […]

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England’s ‘shameful’ social care system can be ‘one to be proud of’ for £10bn more; PM making things ‘extremely difficult’ for Sunak

England’s “shameful” social care system can be transformed with 1% extra government spending, according to the architect of Boris Johnson’s most favoured plan to reform the system. Sir Andrew Dilnot said we need a social care system “where those who are working in the sector and those being cared for feel they’re having a good […]

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