October 2024



Minimum wage set to increase to £12.21 from April

Minimum wage set to increase to £12.21 from April

The Treasury said that the significant increase in the minimum wage for those under 21— the largest ever recorded—represents the initial move towards establishing a uniform rate for all adults. Commuters cross London Bridge on…


Reeves announces biggest tax hike in three decades

Reeves announces biggest tax hike in three decades

Company bosses warn higher taxes could undermine economic growth Rachel Reeves poses with the red budget box outside her office on Downing Street in London, Britain October 30, 2024. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska. By: Pramod Thomas CHANCELLOR…


EXCLUSIVE: ‘Schools must teach British Asian history’

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Schools must teach British Asian history’

October 1914: Indian infantrymen on the march in France during World War I. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)By: BARNIE CHOUDHURY BRITAIN’s schools are failing to teach generations of children about the millions of south Asians…