[ad_1] 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 busiest. We are looking…
[ad_1] 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 Scrivings (19349641) She brings…
[ad_1] 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 around £6.60 a week…
[ad_1] 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. He claims his father,…
[ad_1] 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 with the rising tensions…
[ad_1] 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. British investors in particular…
[ad_1] 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 also watched emergency response…
[ad_1] 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, triggering the current political…
[ad_1] The Labour Party have demanded an apology from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) after it was forced to admit that it used fabricated false information in calculating the cost of Labour’s plans to renationalise the UK’s utilities and railways. On Monday, a report from the CBI – which claimed that it would cost…
[ad_1] When it comes to the festive season, there are a few tell tale signs that Christmas is on the way. The launch of the John Lewis advert, the lack of parking spaces at our local shopping centres and yes, you guessed it, the launch of Costa’s Christmas cups. Nothing says Christmas quite like carrying around…