2: 'Fundamentally flawed'
Paying land owners for the amount of agricultural land they have is unjust, inefficient and drives perverse outcomes.
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Customs: something to declare
18 February 2018
Suddenly, it seems, the talk is all about the EU’s customs union, with “commentators” bewailing the possibility that in leaving the EU Britain will also leave the customs union.
Internships 'shutting out' youngsters, says report
17 February 2018
Unpaid internships, combined with rising living costs, are shutting less-advantaged youngsters out of many careers, according to a study from social mobility campaigners the Sutton Trust.
USA: preparing for war not defence
5 February 2018
The USA has announced a new "defence" strategy. It's really about warmongering and how to defeat opponents at any cost.
Click to enlist? Oops...
28 January 2018
The government’s attempt to recruit solely by online application has failed despite spending over £1.3 billion on a computer system run by Britain’s largest outsourcing IT company.
University pensions fight takes off
28 January 2018
Strike action will begin in universities across Britain as academic staff fight back against the plan by the university employers to close their final salary pension scheme.
Royal Mail snubs EU withdrawal
21 January 2018
The Royal Mail has announced that it will not be issuing special stamps to commemorate leaving the European Union, claimingit would damage its “strict political neutrality”.
Co-op Bank slashes yet more branches
21 January 2018
Now effectively in the hands of US private equity companies, the Co-op Bank has ordered a further round of branch closures.
EU imposes anti-union law on Greece
18 January 2018
Under orders from the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the IMF, the Greek government has pushed through the most anti-union law in Europe.
Hope for skills at Bombardier trains
17 January 2018
On the back of new contracts, Bombardier has announced more apprenticeships in Derby to work on the new Aventra trains.
Sickness among teachers rockets
15 January 2018
Sickness among teachers is adding to the pressure created by staff shortages – leading to a teachers leaving the profession and creating even more strain.
A farewell to coal?
15 January 2018
The government has repeated its intention to close all coal-fired electricity power generation by 2025.