Review: Work In Progress at The Local Theatre

Workplace comedies have become a staple of British TV in the last 20 years. From the sarcastic W1A, to the global success of The Office – it’s a subgenre with strong foundations. How it hasn’t become a staple of theatre seems odd to me. Even several Google searches couldn’t produce …

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Corbyn says ‘tide is turning’ in Labour’s direction

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionJeremy Corbyn: “We will redesign system to supply cheaper medicines” Jeremy Corbyn has promised to “put the people in power” if he becomes prime minister as he announced plans to compel drug firms to produce affordable versions of patented medicines. In his …

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“We’ll usher in a new era of public luxury based on social and climate justice” – Long-Bailey’s conference speech

Below is the full text of Rebecca Long-Bailey’s Labour conference 2019 speech. Uma, isn’t she amazing! I want to thank her, youth strikers for climate justice and our trade union movement, Extinction Rebellion and our climate activists for coming together to make politicians listen. And some brilliant politicians are listening …

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World of Books turns a new chapter selling direct

Secondhand retailer World of Books shot to success bulk buying unsold charity shop books and reselling them via online marketplaces. Its founders started the company in 2000 going to car boot sales and flogging books eBay – it is now the largest seller on the site by volume. However, selling through …

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