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We knew that Labour’s manifesto would be nationalisation-heavy but there were still late surprises. Openreach, BT’s broadband division, was added to the list in the final stages. And, more quietly, the big six household suppliers of gas and electricity were included within reforms for the energy sector; previously only the …

This is beginning to look like an election the Conservatives should not lose. The party has gradually squeezed the life out of Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party. As many as two-thirds of those who voted Leave are now backing Boris Johnson and his Brexit deal. That has given the party a …

The general election is just the beginning of this fight Will a Labour government fulfil Jeremy Corbyn’s promises to “pull down a corrupt system and build a fairer country?” Its manifesto, due to be released after Socialist Worker went to press, will be a good indication. Labour has already said …

2003 Plans for an arena for Bristol were first proposed in 2003 with the aim of having it completed by 2008. It was agreed that the arena should be built on brownfield site near Bristol Temple Meads station, on the former Bristol Bath Road depot land. The arena was originally …

There were large protests against Narendra Modi in July (Pic: Guy Smallman) I was enraged to hear that the Labour Party had declared the question of Kashmir to be a “bilateral issue” between India and Pakistan in which Labour will not interfere. It has done this despite it being the site of …

Some elections are a clash of ideas, others a personality contest. The 2019 general election is shaping up to be a process story. Mountains of newsprint and swathes of commentary taken up with questions over the result. Will there be a hung parliament? Which parties could do deals with each …

The water companies are failing and so is Royal Mail. He finishes the interview by saying he is “determined to win it and looking forward to winning it … Source link

Tim Martin at JD Wetherspoon writes some entertaining chairman’s rants and, if you skip the sermons on Brexit, he is reliably thought-provoking. Here’s the latest view from behind the pumps: corporate governance in the UK is “up the spout” and a tick-box culture is sowing seeds of destruction. As a …

Labour is expected to water down its radical environmental policy and other key pledges in the party’s election manifesto, amid concerns that they will prove undeliverable. Despite making climate change Labour’s number one priority, senior party figures have signalled that a commitment to reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2030 …

Over the festive period, there will be some changes to payment dates for benefits. Details have just been revealed and the majority of benefit recipients can expect disruption to their payment dates because of the festive bank holiday dates. Those on Universal Credit or the State Pension, for example, may …