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Andrew Kersley

Government Facing Cronyism Allegations Over £1.5m Wage Bill For Part Time Advisors
Political parties
By Andrew Kersley
Government Facing Cronyism Allegations Over £1.5m Wage Bill For Part Time Advisors
Exclusive: The government is facing allegations of cronyism after it was revealed that part-time advisors, compared to “super SPADs”, have netted £1.5m a year in pay.
Private Shareholders Have Banked £120m From Companies Providing Government’s Asylum Seeker Accommodation
Home affairs
By Andrew Kersley
Private Shareholders Have Banked £120m From Companies Providing Government’s Asylum Seeker Accommodation
Private companies contracted to run Government-funded accommodation for asylum seekers in the UK have collectively paid £121m in dividends to shareholders since securing the most recent contracts in 2019, according to research by PoliticsHome.
Figures Suggest Government Back-To-Work Programme Is Costing £40,000 Per Success
Economy
By Andrew Kersley
Figures Suggest Government Back-To-Work Programme Is Costing £40,000 Per Success
Exclusive: The Prime Minister’s flagship back-to-work programme is estimated to cost over £40,000 per successful participant, PoliticsHome can reveal.
Living In Limbo – The Hidden Housing Crisis
Communities
By Andrew Kersley
Living In Limbo – The Hidden Housing Crisis
Since 2010/2011 the number of people living in temporary housing has doubled to almost 100,000 households, not only consigning many of them to substandard living conditions, but costing local councils £1.6bn a year. How do we escape this housing purgatory? Andrew Kersley reports.
Poor Use Of Stop And Search Found At Two Thirds Of Police Forces
Home affairs
By Andrew Kersley
Poor Use Of Stop And Search Found At Two Thirds Of Police Forces
Failures in implementing Stop and Search have been recorded at two thirds of England and Wales’ 43 police forces according to the independent police regulator, raising doubts over Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s renewed push to ramp up the controversial policing tactic.
Peers Have Donated Over £50m To Parties Who Appointed Them To Lords
Political parties
By Andrew Kersley
Peers Have Donated Over £50m To Parties Who Appointed Them To Lords
Almost a quarter of House of Lords appointees over the last decade were party donors, and almost half have a political connection to party appointees, analysis by PoliticsHome shows.
A broken market? Government outsourcing is failing to deliver
Economy
By Andrew Kersley
A broken market? Government outsourcing is failing to deliver
Research by The House has found a significant minority of private firms are failing to hit minimum targets for government contracts, prompting experts to raise concerns. Andrew Kersley reports.
Surge In MP Staff Joining Union Driven By Culture Of Sexual Harassment And Bullying
Parliament
By Andrew Kersley
Surge In MP Staff Joining Union Driven By Culture Of Sexual Harassment And Bullying
Exclusive: Union membership among MPs’ staff working in parliament has surged by 1,000 per cent, as allegations of bullying and sexual harassment continue to circulate in Westminster.
Water Company Bosses Banked Bonuses Despite High Levels Of Sewage Dumping
Environment
By Andrew Kersley
Water Company Bosses Banked Bonuses Despite High Levels Of Sewage Dumping
Seven of the UK’s nine water companies gave bonuses to their executives linked to environmental targets last year, despite significant amounts of sewage being dumped into UK waterways.
Half Of UK Charities Fear Financial Collapse, Polling Shows
Communities
By Andrew Kersley
Half Of UK Charities Fear Financial Collapse, Polling Shows
Over half of all charities in a recent poll have said they fear financial collapse amid unprecedented demand and a huge drop in donations in response to the cost-of-living crisis.
The abusive world of the shadow rental market
Communities
By Andrew Kersley
The abusive world of the shadow rental market
Andrew Kersley reports on the growing number of victims of the shadow renting sector – the informal, unregulated area of the United Kingdom housing market, where landlords can be financially and physically abusive to tenants who have no other options
“Cultural levelling up”: Behind the government's arts funding dilemma
Culture
By Andrew Kersley
“Cultural levelling up”: Behind the government's arts funding dilemma
The 2023-2026 round of Arts Council England funding provoked debate after clear winners and losers emerged from the process. But in tough economic times, what does fair distribution of cultural funding look like? Andrew Kersley investigates.
Cladding chaos: Why some tenants are suffering from the drive to remove cladding
Health
By Andrew Kersley
Cladding chaos: Why some tenants are suffering from the drive to remove cladding
In the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, flammable cladding was removed from flats around the country. As Andrew Kersley discovers, some has yet to be replaced – and as the cost of living crisis escalates, tenants are suffering as a result
'An unregulated merry-go-round': How some taking new roles after working in public service are causing controversy
Economy
By Andrew Kersley
"An unregulated merry-go-round": How some taking new roles after working in public service are causing controversy
In a recent issue of The House, the head of the appointments body Lord Pickles called for reform of rules for those seeking work after leaving public office. Now Andrew Kersley reveals the full extent of the revolving door between senior regulators and the private sector.