Boris Johnson’s call for a general election in December is both a political and logistical gamble. Here are some potential challenges that organisers of a pre-Christmas election could face. Winter weather A carefully choreographed mid-December campaign could be wrecked by gales, heavy snow, ice and floods, ruining travel plans and …
Read More »Boris Johnson will push for a general election if the EU grants another Brexit delay
brexit countdown_bgCreated with Sketch. Boris Johnson will push for a general election if the EU follows Donald Tusk’s advice to grant another Brexit delay, a No. 10 source revealed last night after MPs rejected the Prime Minister’s three-day timetable for his Brexit bill. MPs handed the fate of Brexit back …
Read More »PRESS DIGEST- British Business – Oct 16
Oct 16 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – British money manager Neil Woodford’s investment empire disintegrated on Tuesday as the stockpicker announced plans to shut …
Read More »UPDATE 1-UK stocks recoil as Brexit euphoria cools; Sophos soars
* FTSE 100 down 0.4%, FTSE 250 down 1.2% * UK indexes ease after Friday’s rally * Sophos jumps on buyout deal, leads peer Avast higher * Royal Mail drops as threat of Christmas strike looms (Adds news items, analyst comments, updates share prices) By Shashwat Awasthi Oct 14 (Reuters) …
Read More »Huge plan to redesign flight paths into and out of East Midlands Airport
East Midlands Airport has launched a complex, two year programme looking at redesigning its flight paths. Because of an increase in the amount of freight going into and out of the Castle Donington airport, management are looking at ways of improving existing flight paths without creating more noise and pollution. …
Read More »Corbyn tries to unite Labour Party to solve Brexit crisis for ruling class
Corbyn tries to unite Labour Party to solve Brexit crisis for ruling class By Thomas Scripps 21 September 2019 The Labour Party conference beginning Saturday will be dominated by the conflict over the party’s Brexit policy. At least 81 motions have been submitted by local branches calling on the …
Read More »PRESS DIGEST-British Business – Sept 20
Sept 20 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times British travel company Thomas Cook Group Plc’s chances of survival are in the balance as it struggles to …
Read More »‘I was first person to complete the EU Brexit Settled Status in Cornwall’
With Brexit likely hard and painful now looming large on the horizon, and what appears to be a mess of galactic proportions taking place in Westminster, now seems the most opportune time for the 18,000 EU citizens living in Cornwall to apply for the EU Settled Status. Considering the mess …
Read More »PRESS DIGEST- British Business – Aug. 23
Aug 23 (Reuters) – The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. The Times – French President Emmanuel Macron told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the Irish backstop was “indispensable” as …
Read More »little bosses’ party elects eager pro-austerity leader
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 …
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