The UK’s largest union is balloting its members to determine whether strike action will be used in the dispute over working conditions of delivery drivers in the oil sector. Unite’s national officer Matt Draper said: “The professionalism of tanker drivers is at stake. We should not accept a lowering of standards so that the oil [...]
£150m will be removed every year from the Scottish economy as a result of the UK Government’s new Housing Benefit law. More than 95,000 households in the social rented sector will be affected by the reform and this will mean an average monthly loss of up to £65 for claimant tenants. Great concern has been [...]
After recent criticism over presumed employee exploitation in Tesco, the supermarket giant published some good news, announcing plans to create 20,000 new jobs in the next 2 years. Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed the plan, which he hopes will provide a boost for Britain’s struggling economy. In a statement he complimented Tesco on their [...]
Iain Gray used today’s First Minister’s Questions to corner Alex Salmond over his refusal to name a date for Scotland’s referendum on independence, accusing the First Minister of being “scared of separation”. In typical First Ministers’ Questions style, Mr Salmond responded in kind by accusing the Labour leader of being “frightened of the concept of [...]
By Sean Stringer With the announcement of a nationwide financial crisis, fears were raised about the effect it threatened to have on the future of both local businesses and more established nationwide organizations. With the public spending less money, due to the fact income is said to be 10% lower than it would be if [...]
By Brad Jones Today, Vince Cable signed an agreement with China that will make sure that Scotch Whisky sold in China is sold according to UK rules. It is expected that this will increase sales of Scotch Whisky in China by tens of millions of pounds per year. The ruling means that Scotch Whisky is [...]
By Adam Bergin Caribbean: A passenger plane in Cuba has crashed in the centre of the country, killing all 68 people on board. The Aerocaribbean aircraft had been flying from the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba to Havana when it crashed in mountains near the town of Guasimal. A Civil Aviation Authority statement said [...]
By Jamie Patterson Expected plans to privatise a historic navy fleet have outraged union leaders today. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary, a civilian fleet which has delivered ammunition, food and fuel to ships for over a century, is due to be considered for privatisation under a Ministry of Defence report due today. Maritime Union RMT have [...]
By Lindsay Muir. Yesterday the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, unveiled the most anticipated pre-budget report in twenty years. The report is the basis for some radical changes and tax-cuts designed to buffer the force of the recession which looks certain to hit in 2010, perhaps even before the end of the year; and [...]
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