Zia Yusuf has announced his proposal for a ‘Deliveroo law’ which would make it a criminal offence for CEOs and company directors to use or employ illegal immigrants, i.e., they’d face jail for non-compliance. And if that were not enough to discourage them, 10% of their global turnover could be seized for repeated breaches. Irrespective […]
Last week, the Government announced its intention to cap ground rent on leaseholds at £250 per year, with the cap falling to a peppercorn rate after 40 years. The main justification for the proposal is that it will reduce the cost of living for many residents – the mean ground rent today being £304 a […]
Nurses have now decided to follow the example of resident doctors, and reject the Government’s latest pay offer. The Royal College of Nursing announced this week that 91% of its members voted against accepting a 3.6% pay rise. Resident doctors were offered a 5.4% pay increase but went on strike for a 29% pay increase […]
In recent months, the Government has been considering allowing tenants the unilateral right to install full fibre broadband into their landlords’ properties via backing Baroness Janke’s amendment to the Renters’ Reform Bill. If landlords ‘unreasonably refuse’, they will face a fine. This amendment is expected to affect 900,000 people and better ensure connectivity for working […]
As if banning smoking in almost every public place wasn’t enough for the paternalists, Lord Faulkner has now put down an amendment to ban that last bastion of smokers’ freedom: the cigar lounge. This is a gross violation of private property and yet another blow to Britain’s hospitality industry. The main argument favouring the 2007 […]
