Abigail Akerman

Nov 15, 2024 | swlondoner.co.uk | Abigail Akerman

News Wandsworth Council has announced the Wandsworth winter support payment to ease the blow on pensioners impacted by the winter fuel payment cuts. The extra money is aimed at pensioners who are on council tax reduction and not receiving pension credit, which is one of the criteria to get help in the new means-tested system. This approach identifies those worst impacted by the loss of the winter fuel payment as they are receiving other benefits.

Nov 11, 2024 | swlondoner.co.uk | Abigail Akerman

News Mayor Sadiq Khan has worked with tech companies to combat phone snatching thefts on the streets of London. Sadiq Khan and the Met Police Commissioner met with tech companies in late 2023 to discuss ways to ‘design out’ mobile phone theft, and how to prevent identity fraud through the use of stolen phones.  In October this year, the mayor welcomed news from Google outlining updates to prevent phone theft in Android handsets.

Nov 6, 2024 | swlondoner.co.uk | Graham Moody |Abigail Akerman

News Can elections be bought? Donald Trump has had the world’s richest man onside for his presidential campaign, an alliance some say has been hugely influential to the election outcome.  Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, and owns social media site X. He has a net worth of $264 billion and has been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump.

Nov 6, 2024 | nelondoner.co.uk | Graham Moody |Abigail Akerman

News Can elections be bought? Donald Trump has had the world’s richest man onside for his presidential campaign, an alliance some say has been hugely influential to the election outcome.  Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, and owns social media site X. He has a net worth of $264 billion and has been a vocal supporter of Donald Trump.