Wage disparity between the UK’s top earners and the rest of the working population will soon return to the levels of the Victorian era unless action is taken to curb executive pay, a new report by the high pay commission claims.
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Pay gap widening to Victorian levels
Pay gap widening to Victorian levels
High pay commission forecasts top earners’ slice of national income will rise from current 5% to 14% by 2030
Victorian poverty. Is the pay gap taking us back there? Photograph: Stapleton Collection/CORBIS
‘Carers must Pray for a mild winter’
Quarter of households predicted to turn off heating
By Brian Milligan Business reporter, BBC News
Michael Gynn fears he will have to switch off, despite taking steps to save energy
Rising fuel bills may force a quarter of homes to turn off their heating at some point next winter, a price comparison site claims.
Uswitch says that last winter, an estimated 20% of people it surveyed had regularly turned off their heating.
And it predicts that with fuel tariffs expected to rise, the number will be higher this year.
Children wait 16 months for mental health care in Kent
Children wait 16 months for mental health care in Kent
Mental health services had been ‘neglected’ in West Kent, Mr Clark said.
Children in need of mental health care in West Kent have been waiting up to 16 months for treatment.
The delay was revealed in a survey of GPs carried out by MP for Tunbridge Wells, Greg Clark, which also raised concerns about inappropriate referrals.
