The WASPI campaign verdict is set to be announced within weeks, it has been claimed. The Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ) could be hit with the report result within just a matter of weeks as millions of women affected are told to prepare. The campaign Women Against …
Read More »CWU leader Dave Ward delivers more pro-company propaganda as rank-and-file anger grows at Royal Mail
Attend the next meeting of the Postal Workers Rank-and-File Committee on Sunday, September 24 at 7pm. Register here. Communication Workers Union (CWU) General Secretary Dave Ward’s interview on CWU Live was a fresh barrage of pro-company propaganda. The nearly hour-long event was an exercise in evasions and lies on behalf …
Read More »Bereft of ideas, the entire political class is trapped in a cycle of tax and spend
SIR – Unfortunately I don’t believe Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, when she declares there would be no new wealth taxes under a Labour government (Interview, August 27). This is not because I think she might be lying. I am sure she understands that increasing taxes is a barrier to …
Read More »Labour’s Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises more austerity for workers and no more taxes for the wealthy
Workers’ eyes will have glazed over on reading the many headlines reporting that Labour’s shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out a wealth tax. This is like reporting the Pope has ruled out atheism. The Labour Party has made clear its total commitment to preserving the wealth of the super-rich. …
Read More »Stamp chaos as Royal Mail tells customers trying to swap old for new they are fakes
Royal Mail customers trying to swap old stamps bought from the Post Office for their new digital replacements have been told that they are fakes. As of Tuesday, old stamps issued by Royal Mail were no longer valid and using them means the recipient incurs a £1.10 surcharge. They have …
Read More »The Tories prophesying doom should make way for more hopeful candidates
It takes a brave candidate to contest a by-election for any party of government that has been in power for a long time. Stepping in for a charismatic prime minister, toppled by his own colleagues, to fight a tough contest in a corner of a capital city that defaults to …
Read More »Sending a package to Northern Ireland is the signal for a near riot in an obscure committee
“It’s bent!” shouted Mark Francois. “Bent!” And with that verdict, the Second Delegated Legislation Committee descended into a wild riot of affronted dignity and unparliamentary language. How did we get here? This obscure committee was set to wave through something thrilling called the Postal Packets (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2023 – …
Read More »Closure of all county council Chesterfield offices is ‘idiotic, shoddy and disrespectful’ say opposition
A move to close all county council offices in Chesterfield and transfer 500 staff has been criticised as “idiotic, shoddy and disrespectful”. This week the Local Democracy Reporting Service exclusively detailed Derbyshire County Council ’s plans to close all 10 of its Chesterfield area offices, including one apiece in Clay …
Read More »Scottish Socialist Party urges locals to sign Rutherglen and Hamilton West recall petition
The Scottish Socialist Party is appealing to residents to sign the Rutherglen and Hamilton West recall petition to trigger a by-election so locals can vote for their new candidate. The party selected lifelong socialist and trade unionist, Bill Bonnar, as their potential candidate for the by-election. He will stand as …
Read More »Lanarkshire trade unionist launches campaign ahead of potential Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election
A Cambuslang trade unionist has launched his campaign ahead of a potential Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election. The Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) steering committee has agreed that Chris Sermanni, a leading trade unionist and a Cambuslang resident, will stand if there is a Rutherglen and Hamilton West …
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