That’s exactly what has happened this month to residents in Greendykes and other parts of the city where they are part of a district heating scheme. People are angry, and with good reason. Out of the blue they found their heating account charges had suddenly gone up from five pence a unit to 26 pence, adding up to £200 a month to bills. No notice, no explanation, just an automatic adjustment to their online accounts. The Greendykes residents – some tenants, some owners - live in a new...
As expected, a majority in the Senate voted against an additional 1.2 percent increase in the minimum wage on Tuesday. The BBB announced last week that it would vote against the law that regulated the increase, making it clear there would be no majority support.
California's New Minimum Wage: A Cure That Exacerbates The Sickness Via SchiffGold.com, The solution to a problem shouldn’t make the problem worse. But apparently, California’s policy makers missed that memo. On April 1st, the state instituted a $20 minimum wage for fast food workers, the highest in the US. With California’s absurdly high cost of living, the policy appeared to make life more manageable for low-income residents. Unfortunately, as the adage goes, “If it sounds...
A law calling for a $20 minimum wage has led to brutal backlash as customers opt out of ordering delivery in Seattle, Washington.The Seattle City Council is in the middle of deciding whether to pass a new law that would adjust its prior PayUp bill that went into effect in 2022.The PayUp law enforced a minimum wage for gig workers, which includes delivery drivers for local restaurants and platforms like Uber Eats and DoorDash. Under PayUp, delivery drivers made $26 per hour before accounting for...
“Having taken up smoking at the age of 14, I was smoking 40 [cigarettes] a day by the age of 20, and as a 21st birthday present to myself I gave up. But today, 40 years later I still feel like a fag sometimes. That is how addictive smoking is,” said Andrea Leadsom, a […]
A member of the Movement for Change, Joseph Amoah, has issued a challenge to the Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to name a single successful policy that he has initiated.
The most vociferous crusaders in the ostensible campaign against climate change often sound less concerned with tackling greenhouse gas emissions and more with undermining pro-growth capitalism. Introducing her magnum opus, The Climate Book, anti-global warming avatar Greta Thunberg blamed the phenomenon on “racist, oppressive extractivism that is exploiting both people and the planet to maximize […]
Despite wider economic turmoil, the UK casino market continues to experience growth, reflecting a broader global trend of resilience in certain sectors.
The prime minister and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer clash over ex PM at Prime Minister's Questions.
(The Center Square) – A proposed bill that would increase the hourly minimum wage in unincorporated King County to $20.29 was given a do-pass recommendation on Tuesday by the King County Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee. Employers with 15 or fewer employees and an annual gross revenue of less than $2 million would have an hourly minimum wage rate of $3 less ($17.29). The reduction would decrease annually by 50 cents until no reduction remains. ...
Fully AI-generated content is now set to be banned in Medium's paid partner program. Medium's paid Partner program will soon be centered on human-written content after the online publishing platform announced its plans to ban AI-generated content behind paywalls.
Justice Minister Helen McEntee revealed earlier this week 80% of recent asylum seekers have come to Ireland across the Northern Irish border