Some 80% of MPs lack basic understanding of where the UK’s money comes from, according to a new poll. The survey, commissioned by the reform campaign...
Comedian and actor Russell Brand, in his satire news show The Trews, has called on companies like Barclays bank and security firm G4S to divest their...
Without climate change mitigation policies, half of the world could face extreme water scarcity before the end of the century, a study has found. However, researchers...
Government ministers are considering a new levy on living near public spaces in order to help maintain their upkeep. The tax would be aimed at house...
Activists have superglued themselves to the doors at the entrance of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) building in London, in a protest...
Brazil’s Socialist Party (PSB) is expected to name former environment minister Marina Silva to run for the presidency after former candidate Eduardo Campos died in a...
The chiefs of Britain’s 100 biggest listed companies were paid around 143 times more than average workers in the same firms last year, the High Pay...
Despite the economic recovery taking hold and unemployment figures dropping, the recession has meant that the gender pay gap has widened in the UK. More women...
Household energy bills are rising faster in the UK than in most other countries in the developed world, according to new research. Between 2010 and 2013,...
A new report from business organisation N-56 has said that revenue from oil in the Scottish North Sea could be as high as £365 billion over...
