Swingeing cuts to youth services revealed
25 September 2019
New analysis shows that councils’ spending on youth services in England has been reduced by 69 per cent in a decade.
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Austrian unions celebrate victory over Mercosur free trade
23 September 2019
Austrian trade unions are claiming victory after the Austrian parliament rejected the planned free trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur group of countries.
Just binning the backstop will not be Brexit
22 September 2019
Eight major pro-Brexit groups without party affiliation have launched a joint initiative in defence of a clean Brexit.
Cancel Dutch ScotRail contract, says RMT
21 September 2019
With anger growing at the service failures Abellio ScotRail, members and supporters of the RMT union marched through Glasgow to the company HQ and on to the Scottish Government offices .
RMT union member "no platformed" for supporting Brexit
1 September 2019
A pro-Brexit RMT activist has been “no-platformed” by two prominent journalists, who are among the darlings of so-called "left" EU supporters.
Wages on the up - just
Wage growth in the UK rose to 3.6 per cent in the year to May 2019, the highest growth rate since 2008, according to Office for National Statistics figures.
Motors electric investment
At the start of July Jaguar Land Rover announced a huge investment to build electric cars in Britain.
EU federalists appointed
Ursula von der Leyen, the outgoing German defence minister, has been appointed the new European Commission President, a choice confirmed after she won the votes of 52 per cent of the members of the European Parliament.
Irish farmers protest [shorter version]
Irish Beef farmers are holding a series of protests calling on their government and the EU for support.
Foreign grip on rail tightens
With East Midlands going to the Dutch and the West Coast franchise to the Italian state railway, nearly 80 per cent of Britain’s rail operations will soon be in foreign hands.
Fishermen reject Defra panic
Fishermen are furious about a leaked government memo saying it might be unable to enforce our fishing rights once we leave the EU.
Heathrow: Recognition victory
“Ambassadors” at Heathrow Airport have won recognition for their union, Unite. The staff provide assistance to passengers arriving at and leaving the airport.
Irish farmers protest
7 August 2019
Beef farmers in Ireland have held a series of protests calling on their government and the EU for support.
Poland trying to reverse impact of migration
6 August 2019
The Polish government wants graduates to return to Poland. More than half a million have left over the past 20 years. This is part of a wider problem affecting many countries.
European Commission looks once more at water privatisation
30 July 2019
Forced to exclude water from its “concessions" Directive, the Commission is set to announce a review this autumn of the effect of excluding water from the internal market.
Employment and earnings on the rise - a little
27 July 2019
Wage growth in the UK rose to 3.6 per cent in the year to May 2019, the highest growth rate since 2008, according to official figures – despite media gloom over Brexit.
Glasgow railyard closes as SNP looks idly on
Workers from North Glasgow’s famous “Caley” railyard have left their workplace for what looks to be the last time – and have condemned inaction by the SNP administration.
Holding politicians to account at Parliament Square
21 July 2019
Since December 2018 a group of Brexiteers have stood outside Parliament in fair weather and foul, making a very simple point with huge placards: “We voted leave.”
Federalists in charge as new EU leaders are named
19 July 2019
A fanatical supporter of a United States of Europe and ardent advocate of a European Army has been appointed as the new President of the European Commission.
Teachers strike against excessive workload
12 July 2019
On 10 July teaching staff at The Castle School academy in Gloucestershire went on strike in protest at excessive workload. Action is set to continue into next term.
Jaguar boost for electric car production
11 July 2019
Jaguar Land Rover has announced a huge investment to build electric cars in Britain. The investment will be centred around the Coventry car maker’s plant in Castle Bromwich.
Class sizes on the rise
8 July 2019
New figures from the Department for Education show that class sizes in England’s secondary schools have risen by the equivalent of one extra pupil per class in just two years.
BiFab workers protest at EDF in Edinburgh
5 July 2019
With their jobs under threat after contracts they could meet have been sent abroad, workers from the BiFab construction yards in Fife protested at the head office of the energy giant EDF in Edinburgh.
Open financial war between EU and Switzerland
1 July 2019
Switzerland and the European Union have begun open financial war as the EU tries to force the country to sign a new agreement covering all aspects of the country’s relations with the bloc.
Brexit jobs petition launched
Traction is developing around campaigns to use Brexit to boost employment, wages and conditions among British seafarers.
Migration - More occupations open
The government’s Migration Advisory Committee is ploughing on with plans to denude countries that need their highly skilled workers more than we do rather than train our own here.
Fleet Auxiliarly action over pay
Nearly 700 Royal Fleet Auxiliary sailors, members of the RMT union, are to take industrial action from 2 July in a dispute over pay.
Swiss reject EU blackmail [shorter version]
The EU is being forced into a hardball approach to Switzerland because with Brexit still unresolved it cannot afford to be seen as weak.
No deal in good shape - official
Britain is in good shape for a No Deal Brexit, according to Mark Sedwill, head of the British civil service.
Council cuts killing homeless people
28 June 2019
More homeless people die in the areas with the biggest council cuts, a new study suggests.