Britain’s Labour government is finalising massive public spending cuts to pay for an increase in military spending. On Monday Bloomberg reported, “Some UK government departments are bracing for budget cuts of as much as 11% as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer comes under mounting pressure to plow more money into …
Read More »Private boarding school charging £33,000-a-year that taught Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees to close after Labour’s VAT bombshell
A private boarding school which charges £33,000 a year and was attended by Britain’s Astronomer Royal Sir Martin Rees is the latest to be forced to close following Labour’s bombshell VAT plans. Bedstone College in Bucknell, Shropshire, which was set up by the parents of the prominent astrophysicist, will close at …
Read More »Labour accused of selling off two Royal Navy ships to Brazil for just £20 million – despite having spent almost 10 times that amount repairing them over the last 14 years
By BRENDAN CARLIN Published: 19:10 EST, 25 January 2025 | Updated: 19:14 EST, 25 January 2025 Labour was under fire last night over claims it was selling off two Royal Navy ships at a bargain-basement ‘knock-down price’. The Government was accused of offering two amphibious assault ships to Brazil for …
Read More »Postal workers meet to discuss fightback against Kretinsky’s CWU and Labour-backed takeover of Royal Mail
The Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee (UK)—PWRFC—held a meeting Sunday, “For a rank-and-file fightback against Kretinsky take-over and defence of the mail service.” The meeting addressed the regressive character of the two agreements drawn up between Britain’s Labour government and the Communication Workers Union (CWU) with billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group …
Read More »Labour ministers approve £3.6billion takeover of Royal Mail by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky’s EP Group
By CALUM MUIRHEAD CHIEF CITY REPORTER Published: 18:48 EST, 15 December 2024 | Updated: 19:14 EST, 15 December 2024 Royal Mail’s takeover by a Czech billionaire has been approved by ministers, it was reported last night. It means that Britain’s postal service — which traces its lineage back to Henry …
Read More »Postal workers oppose CWU-Labour government collusion with Kretinsky Royal Mail takeover
The World Socialist Web Site has received emails from postal workers across Royal Mail Group in response to the article, “Communication Workers Union embraces Kretinsky’s takeover of Royal Mail.” CWU leaders Dave Ward and Martin Walsh have for months spun the private talks they have held with billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, …
Read More »Post Office announces plans to close 115 branches and cut thousands of jobs
The Post Office has announced plans this week to close more than a hundred of its remaining Crown office branches threatening 1,000 jobs. The Financial Times (FT) stated bluntly, “The company said on Wednesday that it would seek to offload 115 branches to retail partners or sub-postmasters, placing 1,000 jobs …
Read More »Royal Navy academy where King Charles and Prince William underwent military training faces being axed in Labour defence review
By Brendan Carlin and Natasha Livingstone Published: 21:29 EDT, 26 October 2024 | Updated: 06:19 EDT, 27 October 2024 It was where the late Queen first met a dashing young naval cadet called Philip Mountbatten, and where the current King and the next one underwent military training. But now the …
Read More »Labour MP’s husband and former Wolverhampton mayor accused of ‘stolen valour’ after wearing Iraq war badge and telling coworkers ‘he served in the commandos’ – despite not finishing training
A Labour MP’s husband has been accused of ‘stolen valour’ after wearing an Iraq war badge and reportedly telling coworkers he served in the commandos. Ex-Wolverhampton mayor and former firefighter Cllr Greg Brackenridge, 53, boasted to his voters that he had a career serving in the Marines. Despite allegedly telling …
Read More »The Royle Family’s Sue Johnston, 80, STUNNED to discover royal connection after embarking on DNA journey with co-star Ricky Tomlinson, 85
The Royle Family star Sue Johnson has been left stunned to discover her connections to royalty during her appearance on ITV’s DNA Journey with Ancestry. The actress, 80, who played Barbara Royle in the iconic BBC sitcom, was joined by onscreen husband Ricky Tomlinson, 85. Sue, who was born in working class Lancashire, …
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