An overview of the bedroom tax, the rules surrounding it, its impact, the motivation behind the policy, the opposition made to it, and successful legal challenges in the courts.Read More

An overview of UK business rates, how they operate, what they raise, the different aspects of business rate relief, arguments around the system, and suggestions for reform.Read More

An overview of free bus passes for pensioners, how the system works, who it benefits, and the arguments being made for its retention and reform.Read More

An overview of the arrangements for British Summer Time, the main proposals for reform, and the arguments made for and against a change in the clocks. Read More

An overview of the BBC Licence Fee: how it works, the arguments made around its abolition and retention, and details of potential alternative ways to fund the BBC.Read More

Prime Minister between 1997 and 2007, Tony Blair is the only Labour leader to have won three consecutive General Elections. As Chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, he has started to become more active again on the broadcast media in recent times.Read More

Prime Minister, Boris Johnson is entitled to an annual salary of £161,401. All of his recent predecessors as Prime Minister have been able to command substantial earnings and fees on leaving office.Read More

An overview of by elections: what causes them, how often are they held, and details of those that have occured during this parliament.Read More

Tracy Brabin is the Labour Metro Mayor of West Yorkshire. She is the first woman to hold a role as a UK Metro mayor. Formerly the Labour MP for Batley and Spen, she previously starred in Coronation Street.Read More

An overview of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, how it works, its history, and the debate around whether it should be independent of politics.Read More

How old is Boris Johnson? How does this compare with other political figures and previous prime ministers.Read More

An overview of the legal position surrounding begging in the United Kingdom, and of the current political debate that accompanies it.Read More

Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is the self styled 'King of the North'. The bookies favourite to be the next Labour leader, he has twice stood for the position before. In his 2010 bid, he received a £10,000 donation from footballer, Jamie Carragher.Read More

Gordon Brown served as Prime Minister between 2007 and 2010. He was previously the longest serving Chancellor since Gladstone. As a boy, he used to sell the programmes for his local football team, Raith Rovers. Read More

Conservative MP for South Cambridgeshire. Former political journalist with the Times. One time economic advisor to Boris Johnson when London Mayor, and former CEO of the British Bankers Association.Read More

Conservative MP for Hyndburn. Elected in 2019 at the age of 24. Youngest Conservative MP. Formerly ran a sandwich shop and was a Hyndburn councillor.Read More

Conservative MP for Bournemouth West. Former two time International Trade Minister. Former Southampton City Councillor. Gifted orator. Ally of Boris Johnson, Friend of Margaret Thatcher in her later years. Massive snooker fan.Read More

Conservative MP for Congleton. Former solicitor who set up her own firm. Warrington Councillor. Evangelical Christian, very 'pro life'. Opposes HS2.Read More

Conservative MP for Winchester. Former radio journalist who worked in PR. Lost the whip in 2019, rebel against No Deal. Former President of the Students Union at Liverpool University. Spurs fan.Read More