Britain is flailing. It’s not all our fault; global shocks caused by the Ukraine war and European intransigence over Brexit have soured the economy, while the cultural madness sweeping the West continues to knock us off course. But when it comes to certain basics, we have no excuse. We face …
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Royal Mail have petitioned the UK Government to cut letter services down to five days a week after admitting heavy losses following crippling industrial action. Three days of crippling strikes in the first half of the year are reported to have cost the organisation around £70 million. Further strikes in …
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H undreds of people braved the rain in Edinburgh on Saturday morning to show their support for rail and postal workers taking strike action. Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) voted “resoundingly” to take industrial action against the companies they say have failed to give workers a …
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Brummies have reacted with gloom to the news that Liz Truss is Britain’s next Prime Minister with one quipping “we’re doomed.” Another BirminghamLive reader took to Facebook and joked: “With all this delivering maybe she should have applied to Royal Mail for a job.” Truss became the country’s third female …
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The Government has been urged to increase the minimum wage to £15 an hour “as soon as possible”. It comes as the cost of living crisis, soaring inflation, and a summer of significant industrial action mean people are “pushed to the brink” and left raising frustrations over declines in real …
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The Eighties was one of the greatest decades in human history. A time when the pop charts were ruled by electronic dance music and new wave and fashion was just awful (big hair and leggings). It was the time of the Rubik’s Cube, VHS tapes and Walkmans and remember when …
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Workers last participated in a general strike in 1926, but since then successive Tory governments have introduced strict legislation unions must follow to ensure industrial action is legal RMT chief suggests rail dispute could go on ‘idefintiely’ ( Image: Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Widespread industrial unrest could open the …
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Boris Johnson has now been in office longer than Theresa May, but how will he be remembered in comparison? The Telegraph’s Gordon Rayner analyses the premierships of the two leaders, who have regularly clashed horns and barely concealed their contempt for one another. Whether you love him or hate him, …
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More details for how the £400 energy payment will be paid have been confirmed following confirmation by the Government that the scheme would go ahead. Officials confirmed on Friday, July 29, that the £400 energy payments would be paid to all households this winter as part of Energy Bills Support …
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Sir Iain, who is backing Ms Truss, said the electronic ballots are “just ludicrous”, adding: “It is complex and will lead to all sorts of challenges, no one will know whether someone voted or did it for them. There hasn’t been a dry run – these things are really complex. …
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