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Croydon’s 6.6% unemployment rate is among worst in capital
Croydon has one of the worst unemployment rates in London, according to the latest figures. There are 1.8million unemployed across the country, which the Office for National Statistics said, outside the covid pandemic, is the highest level nationally since August … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Business, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues, Merton, Southwark Council, Sutton Council
Tagged Bromley, Budget, Budget 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Conservative, Croydon, Department of Work and Pensions, DWP, Jobseekers Allowance, Labour, Lambeth, London, Merton, Office for National Statistics, ONS, Rachel Reeves, Southwark, Sutton, Tory, Underemployment, unemployment
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Inflation spike sets Transport for London fares to rise by 5.8%
London’s bus, tram, Tube and rail fares look set to increase by an “eye-watering” 5.8% next year, after yesterday’s latest inflation figures. The Office for National Statistics announced yesterday that the UK Retail Price Index – or RPI – hit … Continue reading
Shoppers and pensioners hit hard by food inflation at 19.2%
There’s no sign of the cost-of-living crisis abating any time soon, with one business expert warning: ‘Supermarkets pursuing endless price increases are heading down a path of mutually-assured destruction’ Food price inflation was up to 19.2per cent in March, from … Continue reading
Environment Agency has failed London on incinerator permit
With a decision still awaited from the Mayor of London on Viridor’s plans to build a waste-burning incinerator at Beddington Lane, MICHAEL RYAN suggests that the scheme relies on a lack of due diligence by government agencies over the real … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Croydon Greens, Environment, Health, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Planning, Sutton Council, Waste incinerator
Tagged Environment Agency, Health Protection Agency, Infant mortality, London, Office for National Statistics, SELCHP, Stroud News & Journal, Viridor
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