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George Osborne reveals he earned over £40,000 last year from shares in his...
The Chancellor paid £72,210 income tax on a total taxable income of £198,738. George Osborne has published the information in his 2014/15 tax return, showing that he earned over £40,000 in dividend...
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Why doctors' mental health should be a concern for us all
When medical students enter university, their mental health is no different from that of the rest of the population. By the end of their first year, however, it is significantly worse. When medical...
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Jeremy Corbyn earned less last year than George Osborne paid in tax
The Labour leader is the latest politician to release his tax return. Jeremy Corbyn has published his 2014/15 tax return, showing that he earned less than George Osborne paid in tax. The Labour...
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Why Kevin Simm is doomed to fail after The Voice 2016
We can’t blame him. We can’t even blame the BBC. We can only blame ourselves.“Kevin Ian Simm (born 5 September 1980, Chorley, Lancashire, England) is an English pop super star, more so now that he’s...
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David Cameron stabilises his position but Jeremy Corbyn lands some blows
The Labour leader decried how the UK had been "ripped off by the super-rich". After the self-inflicted harm of recent days, David Cameron has decided that attack is the best form of defence. In his...
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Boris Johnson has paid almost £1 million income tax since 2012
The Mayor of London earned more last year than David Cameron, George Osborne, Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell combined. Boris Johnson joined the stream of politicians publishing their tax returns...
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Watch: Dennis Skinner is ordered out of the House of Commons for calling...
Speaker John Bercow has asked Skinner to leave the chamber after he refused to withdraw the word "dodgy" in reference to the Prime Minister. Oh dear, oh dear - the naughty Beast of Bolsover strikes...
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Should we publish everybody’s tax return?
If the UK followed Norway and made all tax returns public, what would it mean for pay inequality?“Company alarm at order to publish gap in male and female pay”, said the headline in the Financial...
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David Cameron reminds the Conservatives of the gap he'll leave
David Cameron reminded observers of his abilities - and the Conservatives that they'll miss him. David Cameron reached his “Best Before” date the second he told the BBC’s James Landale that he would...
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Saving – what’s the point?
Over the past few years, the savings landscape has changed so much that it is almost unrecognisable. Anna Bowes of savingschampion.com explains Saving is supposed to be simple, but following the...
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How much do you need to save in a pension?
People could benefit from better guidance on the amounts they need to put away, says Chris Curry, director of the Pensions Policy Institute In recent years the world of pensions has been characterised...
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Cybersecurity – Risk Management Crashes the Boardroom
Many companies will convince themselves they have nothing of value to hackers. Bad luck, all data has a value and all companies have something which will interest cybercriminals.“It is not the...
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The SNP has failed Scotland's children
Nine years of SNP rule have not led to any great improvements in Scottish education. The SNP has been in power in Holyrood for the last nine years, and had a majority for the last five. When not...
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The revolutionary science of eighteenth century France
Steve Jones' new book is an ingenious tour of scientific innovation in the age of the guillotine. In his introduction to No Need for Geniuses the geneticist Steve Jones claims to be indulging in “what...
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Straight out of Wodehouse: could Boris Johnson be a Roderick Spode disguised...
Which is more terrifying in a potential prime minister: a posh airhead with no ambition, or a secretly well-read Machiavellian who disguises his aims behind buffoonery? Boris Johnson is often...
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Escape fantasies are common, but few of us actually leave – in How to Measure...
Margaret Forster's posthumous novel has much to admire – from its tragicomic opening chapters to the authenticity of its unusual protagonist. When life is hard there are few fantasies more powerfully...
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The acid test: for the first time, we know what the brain on LSD actually...
A new landmark study has skirted cultural taboo and legal red tape to produce images of LSD’s effects. There has been a great deal of research into LSD and its effects on humans, but most of it took...
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Lost and found: why are we obsessed with stories of young women escaping...
From BBC Three’s Thirteen and the Oscar-winning Room to the The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and 10 Cloverfield Lane, British and American pop culture has been gripped by the kidnap narrative. A young...
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We don't need more GPs - they just need to embrace the modern world
Video consultations, internet appointments and sophisticated triage should be the norm. Demand for general practice has never been higher. Over a million appointments are delivered each day in GP...
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The roll out of Universal Credit will lead to a postcode lottery
The scheme, which is now very different from the one originally envisaged, will create a patchwork of provision. On welfare reform, something is moving in the undergrowth. It’s called Universal...
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