Britain’s greatest long distance runner has said he was trafficked into the UK when he was around eight or nine (top image) and spent his early years as a domestic slave for a woman he had never met before. In a BBC documentary (left), The Real Mo Farah, which will …
Read More »Senior EU official to urge U.S. to help fight Russian propaganda
European Commissioner for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova addresses the European Parliament plenary session in Strasbourg, France September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BRUSSELS, June 22 (Reuters) – The United States should play a more active role in combating Russian propaganda and …
Read More »Editorial: P&O sackings are a textbook example of 21st-century monopoly capitalism
IT’S hard to imagine a more callous, arrogant and ignorant redundancy notice than the one delivered on Zoom by P&O human resources director Andy Goode to 800 employees on Thursday. Callous, because it demonstrated no appreciation of the devastating consequences of his announcement for so many workers and their families. …
Read More »Professional Pensions Monthly Digest: November 2021
Policy watch… The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed enhanced powers for trustees to block or pause transfers where there is potential scam activity on 8 November. The government’s “red” and “amber” flag proposals came into force yesterday (30 November). The government also closed the window of time during …
Read More »Editorial: Only working-class action can defend workers’ rights
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’ …
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 »Despite Brexit, British Gaming Expects Exciting Growth In 2020
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 …
Read More »Market ‘fanfare’ may be short-lived
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 …
Read More »Central task is to force general election and elect Corbyn-led Labour government on socialist policies
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 …
Read More »Trade union movement must put its stamp on swirling events
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 …
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