Tata: the folly of foreign control
Tata was not able to take a long-term view on steel production in the UK.
Tata was not able to take a long-term view on steel production in the UK.
The steel industry is strategically important to the British economy
Speciality steel products from Britain are highly regarded.
All steel-producing countries are cutting back on production. But only in Britain is it considered feasible to eradicate crude steel production entirely – though it is essential to any modern economy…
Those in favour of staying in the European Union claim it is a force for stability. Nothing could be further from the truth – the EU is falling apart before our eyes…
Another directive, another threat. This time it’s journalists at the receiving end…
A survey by one union branch shows a disturbing pattern of excess and unremunerated working, along with a lack of awareness about the law on working hours.
The fight for lower hours didn’t begin with the EU. It certainly hasn’t ended with the Working Time Directive – the number of hours we are working is climbing steadily…
The upcoming renewal of the BBC’s charter is an opportunity to expose ‘austerity’ and demand the funding to make a great institution even greater…
One of the many pay disputes in 1972 was in the construction industry, the first national strike by building workers.
The EU’s Agency Workers Directive hasn’t protected us – just encouraged the massive growth of casualisation…
The crisis in school places is already a huge problem, especially in primaries, due mainly to local large spikes in population (it will hit the secondaries very soon).