MODERN trades unions have a split personality. If their members are in the private sector, they appear as meek as they can be. We hardly, if ever, hear of militants calling the membership out on strike. Business owners would call out their capital on strike as well and take it …
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Delivery during peak period this year may be impacted by a Royal Mail strike after workers in a major union voted overwhelmingly for industrial action. Royal Mail workers in the Communication Workers Union (CWU) voted by 97.1% to strike while workers of subsidiary Parcelforce also supported the strike in two …
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Tesco is recruiting 9000 festive staff to help cope with the busiest season of the year. Thousands of jobs have become available at the supermarket giant – including many jobs in Glasgow. The Tesco website reads: “Christmas is a magical time of year at Tesco and it’s also one of our …
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The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) has appointed Nicola Scrivings to chair its board. She succeeds interim chair Nigel Beverley, who has been with the trust since July. Ms Scrivings joins EEAST from Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust, where she has been chairwoman since January 2015. Nicola …
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Pensioners to get bumper 4% rise in state pension to £175.20 next spring – an increase more than double the current inflation rate Basic state pension is set to rise by £5.05 a week to £134.25 Pensioners on the full flat rate introduced in 2016 will see payouts increase by …
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A French hotelier is threatening to sue Buckingham Palace to prove his family are the rightful heirs to the British throne after his grandmother had an affair with Edward VIII. Francois Graftieaux, 73, says his family were cut from the Royal bloodline in the early 1900s following the illicit tryst. …
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Owing to the statements received in the past 24-hours, the uncertainty regarding Brexit is apparently higher than ever before. Whether a deal will be struck between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) in the EU Summit that is set to start tomorrow is anybody’s guess. Blend it …
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The risk of investors’ incomes shrinking has reached new highs, as the affordability of shareholder payouts has fallen to its lowest level for a decade. One in five global companies could cut dividends, research suggests, as payouts have grown far in excess of profits every year since the financial crisis. …
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were welcomed by hundreds of excited well-wishers today as they visited a remote settlement of Pakistan and learned about the culture of the Kalash people on their royal tour today. Prince William and Kate toured Bumburet in the Chitral region of the Hindu Kush mountains as they …
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Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1060/29713 From The Socialist newspaper, 16 October 2019 Review of David Cameron’s book ‘For the Record’ David Cameron, photo Wikimedia Commons (Creative Commons) (Click to enlarge) Lawrence Davies, West London Socialist Party In the establishment’s eyes David Cameron’s claim to fame will be the EU referendum, …
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