British workers take home less money
New research has revealed that almost all British workers are taking home less money in real terms than in 2001, with men and young...
Report calls for fire safety talks
The deaths of a number of firefighters since 2004 could have been prevented if risk assessments and good practice had been followed, according to...
Is social care the latest casualty of austerity?
As the problems in social care continue to grow, the head of the Local Government Association has called for an extra £1.1bn funding to...
The evolution of Danish pig farming
The pig farming industry in Denmark is longstanding with 90% of pork produced exported worldwide. The Danish Agriculture & Food Council provides insight to...
Lung cancer death rates may overtake breast cancer
For the first time, the number of European women who have died as a result of lung cancer is expected to be higher than...
NI ambulance workers to strike
From noon until midnight on Thursday, ambulance workers across Northern Ireland will strike in a protest over pay...
The UK's health service has had a...
Innovative technology for armoured vehicles for the frontline
Professor Bryn James, Senior Fellow from the Physical Protection Group at Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) outlines how new technology is helping frontline...
Councils lose track of 100,000 Neets
The Public Accounts Committee has warned that around 100,000 teenagers who are supposed to be tracked by Whitehall have disappeared off the radar.
Margaret Hodge,...
Small energy companies win customer satisfaction
According to Which? magazine, small energy companies achieved better customer satisfaction ratings than the big six firms.
Analysis found that energy company npower achieved the...
Northern Ireland Executive passes 2015-16 budget
The Northern Ireland Executive has passed its 2015-16 budget, which includes an extra £150m funding.
Due to increased funding set out in the Chancellor's Autumn...
The growing crisis in the NHS
Adjacent Digital Politics examines the crisis facing the NHS, why it came about, and what—if anything—can be done to fix it.
The NHS is in...
Oil and gas union leaders hold talks in Aberdeen
The future of the oil and gas industry will be discussed today in Aberdeen after it was announced hundreds of workers face job losses.
Today,...
A solution to combat fuel poverty
The NIA is calling on all political parties to recognise that home energy efficiency needs to be defined as a National Infrastructure Priority to...
Learning plays a vital role in enhancing performance
Learning and development plays a vital role in enhancing employees and organisational performance, as detailed by Ruth Stuart, Research Adviser at CIPD.
Learning does not...
Parents think schooling costs are unaffordable
Research suggests that many parents have concerns about the cost of schooling their children.
It seems that the rising cost of childcare is not the...
Global challenges facing the agriculture sector
Gavin Whitmore, Biodiversity Manager at European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) sheds light on the global challenges that face the agriculture sector
Farmers and an impressive...
The role of nuclear medicine in modern society
AG spoke to Dr Arturo Chiti, President Elect of the European Association for Nuclear Medicine (EANM) about the role nuclear medicine plays in modern...
Investing in Buckinghamshire’s transport system
Martin Tett, Leader of Buckinghamshire CC, tells why more investment is needed from central government to improve his county’s transport system.
Buckinghamshire is on the...
Behaviour at work influences health and safety
Rob Burgon, Workplace Safety Manager at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) details how our behaviour at work can influence our health...
The challenge of tackling fuel poverty
Fuel poverty affects millions of vulnerable people in the UK. Chiara Vitali, Parliamentary Campaigner at the Association for the Conservation of Energy, discusses the contributing...
