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The Confederation of British Industry is barking up the wrong tree when it howls about the “eye-watering” cost of Labour’s nationalisation plans, which it puts at almost £200bn. Of all the arguments against nationalisation – and there are many strong ones – the claimed upfront cost is the weakest. The …

Angry members of the Unite union London and Eastern construction branch blocked all the entrances to the main HS2 site in Euston, north London, on Friday last week. Employers Skanksa and Costain are accused by the union of failing to meet their agreed obligations negotiated some time ago. These include …

Autumn 2019 has seen a party conference season like no other, with the Brexit crisis overshadowing events and the parties gearing up for a General Election likely to happen sooner rather than later. But although the conferences were operating in campaign mode, with some new policies being announced, the subject …

Royal Mail workers in Bootle on Thursday (Pic: John Carr) Hundreds of postal workers at a major Royal Mail hub have joined an unofficial strike over racism and victimisation. Members of the CWU union at the Warrington mail centre—which distributes post across the north west—walked out on Friday morning. They …

A grieving mother has spoken of the constant trauma still haunting her 27 years after the death of her daughter. Michelle was born at Hedon Road maternity hospital in May 1992, but passed away less than 12 weeks later at Hull Royal Infirmary. Michelle’s mother, Janet, was excited for her …

Merseyside post workers rallying in support of their union’s national strike ballot (Pic: @CWUnews/Twitter) Postal workers in Merseyside walked out on unofficial strike on Wednesday over claims a manager made a racist comment to a Muslim worker. It was a great display of anti-racist solidarity. CWU union members at the …

Merseyside postal workers rally to get the vote out (Pic: @CWUnews/Twitter) Postal workers are going all out to win a strike ballot and then resist attacks from their Royal Mail bosses. Over 100,000 of them in the CWU union are voting in a ballot that closes on 15 October. They …

As the Tory party conference gets into full swing cabinet ministers have taken to the stage to announce some major pledges for the years ahead. From better broadband to more hospitals and overhauling the bus system, the Tories have promised to spend big money on the make up of the …

A shadow cabinet minister has warned that a Labour government’s drive to nationalise key industries could fail, if the party loses the first legal challenge to the controversial plans. Jon Trickett, shadow minister for the Cabinet Office, told an audience at a Labour conference fringe event last Tuesday that the …

Jeremy Corbyn has demanded Boris Johnson “resign now” in a damning Labour conference speech. Party members erupted into cheers of “Johnson out!” as the Labour leader said Mr Johnson was “not fit to be Prime Minister” after losing a Supreme Court showdown. Opening his 42-minute annual address in Brighton, Mr …