PUBLISHED: 16:16 11 August 2020 Sarah Chambers Debenhams has become the latest high street chain to announce big job losses Picture: JUDY RIMMER Hundreds of thousands of people across the UK have lost their jobs or are about to – including many in Suffolk and Essex – as the economic …
Read More »Cost of job support schemes passes £40bn – live updates
'Czech Spinx' raises Royal Mail stake further. Daniel Kretinsky, the billionaire known as the Czech Sphinx, has upped his stake in Royal Mail again, … Source link
Read More »rotherham business news: News: Rotherham mail depot acquired
InfraRed Capital Partners has been confirmed as the new owners of a large urban logistics asset in Rotherham – the Parcelforce depot at Templeborough. Rothbiz reported in June that LondonMetric had completed the £13.3m disposal of a large warehouse at a net initial yield of 5.0%. The 152,000 sq ft …
Read More »EU at 'moment of truth' as leaders begin crunch bailout talks – live updates
The energy tycoon also praised Royal Mail's “tradition, history and importance of the public service it provides”. The appearance of his fund, Vesa Equity … Source link
Read More »Rishi Sunak likely to raise taxes once economy gets back to ‘near normal’, Institute for Fiscal Studies predicts
Tax rises are likely to be ordered by Chancellor Rishi Sunak when the economy gets back to “near normal”, an economic watchdog predicted today. Carl Emmerson, deputy director of the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies, spoke out in the wake of Boris Johnson’s speech which pledged to fast-track construction schemes …
Read More »Godwin Developments plans to demolish Nottingham’s former Royal Mail sorting office for mixed use site
National property developer Godwin Developments has bought one of Nottingham’s former Royal Mail sorting office. The business said it has ambitious plans to demolish the existing building and transform it into a large mixed-use residential development. The building fronts onto Brook Street and Bath Street where it overlooks St. Mary’s …
Read More »Two hundred new jobs have been guaranteed for Plymouth
Councillors have welcomed 200 new civil service jobs for Plymouth. The city council’s Labour leader Tudor Evans praised the work of its economic development team to secure the expansion of the Valuation Office Agency. He highlighted the news at a meeting of the full council to set next year’s budget …
Read More »Labour leadership contest and public ownership
Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1072/30202 From The Socialist newspaper, 5 February 2020 photo CCO/CC (Click to enlarge) Sarah Sachs-Eldridge, Socialist Party executive committee A debate, of sorts, is opening up on nationalisation in the Labour leadership election. Support for public ownership – or not – is an indication of which …
Read More »After Brexit-settling election, firms see business bounce
‘For three years we were stuck in a rut of indecisiveness,’ Bruderer U.K. managing director Adrian Haller, seen here on Jan. 24, 2020, said. ‘Once the election happened, there was a massive sigh of relief.’ HENRY NICHOLLS/Reuters At Bruderer U.K., a small firm selling metal-stamping machines from an industrial estate …
Read More »I agree with Jeremy Corbyn
I agree with Jeremy Corbyn. And John McDonnell. And Seumas Milne. And all their allies. To return to power, and notwithstanding its catastrophic election campaign, Labour’s central task in 2020 is to make the case for socialism. My disagreement is not with that statement, but with what “socialism” means. It …
Read More »