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TRADE union determination to “generate industrial power in the workplace” is the correct approach to attacks on our rights from the Boris Johnson government. Discussions on the impact of leaving the EU on our rights have generated more heat than light. A misplaced faith in the EU to protect workers’ …

‘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 …

Richard Wilson, chief executive officer of TIGA, revealed a positive outlook for British gaming in … [+] 2020. © 2014 Bloomberg Finance LP With under three weeks to go before the U.K. supposedly leaves the European Union on January 31, British businesses are meticulously studying the effects that Brexit could …

Tories win general election After Boris Johnson’s Conservative party won a landslide majority the likes of which has not been since Margaret Thatcher, industry professionals have hailed the news as a tailwind for the UK economy and assets. The markets reacted positively to the win, with the domestically-facing FTSE 250 …

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1057/29605 From The Socialist newspaper, 25 September 2019 Editorial of the Socialist issue 1057 photo Socialist Party   (Click to enlarge) The Supreme Court ruling that Johnson’s prorogation of parliament was unlawful has, for now, knocked the dramatic events preceding it at Labour Party conference off the …

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1056/29574 From The Socialist newspaper, 18 September 2019 Editorial of the Socialist, issue 1056 Trade unions shook the government during the N30 mass public sector strike in 2011, photo Senan   (Click to enlarge) The routine is pretty well routine now. At Trade Union Congress, Jeremy Corbyn …

Home   |   The Socialist 11 September 2019   |   Join the Socialist Party Subscribe   |   Donate   |   Audio  |   PDF  |   ebook PCS members marching against cuts, photo Senan   (Click to enlarge) Socialist Party members in PCS Prior to the conference of the Trade Union Congress, a motion was put by …

Link to this page: https://www.socialistparty.org.uk/issue/1051/29400 From The Socialist newspaper, 31 July 2019 New Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson, photo by David Spender/CC   (Click to enlarge) James Ivens, East London Socialist Party The Liberal Democrats, Britain’s most shopworn and undeservingly smug little bosses’ party, have elected a new leader. Jo Swinson …