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Facility Time: £830 Million and a Question for Taxpayers

Public-sector Trade Union facility time has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds since national reporting began in 2017/18. The Workers of England Union’s current analysis of Cabinet Offi...
| Stephen Morris | News

Follow the Money, Trade Unions, Political Funds and the Labour Party

The Workers of England Union's investigation into taxpayer-funded Trade Union facility time has led to another question: how much money are Trade Unions themselves putting into politics? An earlie...
| Stephen Morris | News

The Holiday Tax: Another Tax on Working People

The Government is preparing to give Regional Mayors and other strategic authorities across England the power to impose a new tax on overnight accommodation. It is officially called an Overnight Vi...
| Stephen Morris | News

$18 Billion to Protect Children Online: But What Price Will We Pay?

A landmark settlement in the United States could change the way some of the world's biggest social-media companies treat children.  Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, has agreed to a...
| Stephen Morris | News

Could You Live Without Milk? How Important Is It?

Milk is so familiar that we barely notice how much we depend upon it. It is poured into tea and coffee, added to cereal and used in everything from sauces and desserts to bread and ready meals. It...
| Stephen Morris | News

£28.2 Billion on AI: Boom for England or a Bubble Workers Will Pay For?

Artificial intelligence is attracting extraordinary amounts of money. Across the world, technology companies are spending hundreds of billions of pounds building data centres, buying advanced comp...
| Stephen Morris | News

Freedom of Speech: Why Is It Linked to National Identity?

Part Two: England, the Workplace and the Right to Speak Freedom of speech is closely connected to national identity because a healthy national identity gives people shared ground from which disagr...
| Stephen Morris | News

Why Is Youth Employment So Important?

When young people pass through our education system, much of the emphasis is placed on examinations.  Yet they are also expected to choose a career or employment path that could shape the rest of t...
| Stephen Morris | News

Freedom of Speech: Why Is It So Important? Pt.1

Part One: The Foundation of a Confident Nation Freedom of speech is vital if any nation is to thrive. It marks the difference between a flourishing society and a fearful one, where people no longe...
| Stephen Morris | News

England Cannot Afford to Lose Its Pubs, Restaurants and Hotels

Hospitality Matters: The closure of familiar names such as Beefeater and Brewers Fayre should concern us all. It is part of a much bigger problem facing pubs, restaurants, and hotels across Britai...
| Stephen Morris | News