THE left can sometimes worry too much about what bosses’ federation the Confederation of British Industry makes of our plans. Big business always likes the claim that a rising tide lifts all boats, that good times for the owners mean good times for the workers. That’s hardly the case in Britain, …
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Almost a third of all housing sales fall through each year. Between July 2018 and July 2019, a recent survey, conducted by Reallymoving found that 29% of all home sales collapsed before reaching completion. Of the number of transactions to fall through, a tenth were attributed to severe delays in …
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The Labour Party is expected to release its manifesto this week, with leader Jeremy Corbyn promising to publish “the most transformative, radical and exciting programme ever put before the British electorate”. The party is set to recommit to some of its major pledges made in 2017, including plans to bring …
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The slowdown in dividend payouts by the world’s biggest companies continued in the third quarter as waning profit growth hit shareholder payouts. Investors are bracing for further headwinds in 2020 as the global economic picture darkens. The US-China trade war is thwarting economic growth, and major economies such as the …
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Shares of Royal Mail PLC (LON:RMG) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the thirteen analysts that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and two have assigned a …
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Of course we are a colony of England Adam Price’s comment that Wales’ status was “analogous if not identical” to the colonial experience has raised complaints. He is not the first to raise this issue. In March BBC Wales broadcast two programmes entitled “Wales: England’s colony?”. An issue that confirms …
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Labour has ditched its key private rented sector manifesto policy for the general election. Andrew Fisher, its key manifesto architect, has decided that giving private tenants the ‘right to buy’ their rented properties would be unworkable, the FT has revealed. The policy, which was announced back in September during a …
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BT has gone further to demonstrate its value to wider society by building its strategy around the restoration of its “national champion” status. There’s a bitter irony, then, that this is the moment that Labour has chosen to attack it Despite significant misgivings, a little over three years ago, I went …
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The sound of jingle bells is in the air at Big Yellow Self Storage in Chester with the official launch of the annual Big Yellow Christmas Toy Appeal. Staff at the Sealand Road store next to B&Q are aiming to raise £10,000 worth of donated new toys and gifts during …
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You don’t need to be Lewis Hamilton to apply for these jobs Here are 11 driving jobs you can apply for in and around Hartlepool. Royal Mail postal delivery driver Role: Delivering mail and parcels to houses and businesses within a set area, you’ll start your day for an hour …
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