Tower Hamlets council workers on strike last year (Pic: Guy Smallman) How many workers went on strike in 2020? One good answer might be “not enough”. But the official answer is “we will never know”. At the start of the pandemic the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced it was …
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Liberal Democrat candidate Molly Nolan. The Liberal Democrats have proposed a radical plan aimed at securing lifeline services like banks, post offices and pubs. Today the party will put forward plans in its manifesto that aim to stem the tide of closures that have blighted many Highland communities. Chief among …
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Votes cast by troops serving overseas may not be counted for May’s elections, Labour claimed tonight. The ballots watchdog wrote to the Government last November suggesting a shake-up which would make it easier for soldiers posted abroad to exercise their democratic right. But Labour claimed ministers have failed to act …
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The Royal Mail is expected to drop its objection to the compulsory purchase of Crossways shopping centre in Paignton, removing one of the obstacles in the way of a multi-million pound redevelopment scheme. The company has a delivery office next door and had raised concerns about the impact on its …
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The Scottish Government has confirmed it has launched an investigating into delays to Covid vaccine letters, which affected Edinburgh residents. Edinburgh Live revealed last week that letters inviting people in priority group 7 to get their Covid jab in Edinburgh are ‘missing’ – raising concerns about the management of the …
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Black Lives Matter protesters dump a statue of slaver Edward Colston in Bristol harbour during a protest last year (Pic: PA) British capitalism was built on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and key institutions were central to it. Eleven former governors and 16 directors of the Bank of England owned slaves …
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Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey at a press conference in the lobby of the Confederation Building in St. John’s on Friday, January 15, 2021. Paul Daly/The Canadian Press Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier moved to mollify voters on Saturday as news broke that a long-awaited provincial economic recovery report would …
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ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The head of an economic recovery team tasked with reviewing Newfoundland and Labrador’s expenses and mapping a way forward for the indebted province says the group’s interim report will be delayed several weeks. Moya Greene, a St. John’s-born businesswoman known for privatizing Britain’s Royal Mail postal …
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U.S. stock futures edged lower Tuesday as investors awaited Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s testimony in Congress on the health of the economy. Futures tied to the S&P 500 ticked down 0.1%. The benchmark stocks gauge on Monday fell for a fifth consecutive day, its longest losing streak since last …
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Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast for the latest news and analysis. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s administration is about to accelerate Italy’s Covid-19 vaccination program, taking inspiration from the U.K. campaign, in an effort to …
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