Working and poor
Poverty used to be synonymous with unemployment. Of course, there have always been poverty wages.
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May's defence surrender
Theresa May’s Withdrawal Treaty would require Britain to comply with EU defence directives and therefore with the European Court of Justice, which would supervise the treaty’s implementation.
Horticulture plans for future
The horticultural industry is becoming clear about what is needed to secure the sector’s future post-Brexit. Brexit is welcomed as a unique opportunity to increase British plant production.
Local Govt: London in need
The BBC reports that London’s councils have told the government they need an extra £526 million in funding to balance the books.
Guards' disputes continue
Members of rail union RMT in the north of England have now taken their 40th day of strike action.
Ambulance staff call for lower retirement age
10 December: London ambulance staff, members of Unison, present a petition to the Department of Health and Social Care calling for a lowering of the retirement age from 67 to 60 – the age at which other emergency services staff retire.
Engineering - Springburn anger
Springburn, in north west Glasgow, once the proud heart of the world locomotive industry, is threatened with closure.
Contracting Out - Interserve quizzed
The Institute for Government think tank has published a report warning that handing so much government business to only a few large strategic suppliers is a risky strategy.
Libraries - Funding fall
Public finance body Cipfa has reported that funding for Britain’s libraries fell by £30 million in 2017/18, with a loss of 712 full-time staff.
We must go
We must leave the EU on 29 March 2019. It’s what Britain voted for in June 2016 and that decision must be carried out.
Message to May: just go
11 December 2018
If May is allowed to remain in office, there will be no Brexit – just interminable pretend negotiations. She has to go.
Swiss stand firm over free movement
10 December 2018
In echoes of May’s Brexit “negotiations”, a proposed Swiss agreement over free movement from the EU is facing likely defeat.