Friday 20 February 2015

The forgotten victims of the coalition: the tax disc holder makers

The jobless, the disabled, the young: these are the faces of the victims of the brutal assault on social security by the coalition government. But the extent of austerity is felt much wider across society and it's taken until now for government policy to hit home to certain sections.
This week, we highlight an entire industry facing closure with thousands of jobs set to go with no sign of anything to replace them.

Wednesday 18 February 2015

The REAL 50 things every man should know

The appearance of a list of things that all men should know has inevitably produced a number of counter-argued lists that, perhaps correctly, pointed out what a bland, beige, Coldplay existence the original author must live. Then those counter-argued lists started attracting counter-argued counter-arguments and as News Arse's mens editor likes a bandwagon as much as the next columnist, here's why all those other lists of 50 things every man should know are wrong and why these are the REAL 50 things every man should know.