Big new cuts proposed for Birmingham
22 November 2018
The government may have announced the end of “austerity” – but Birmingham City Council must find £86 million in savings in the next four years.
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Home care provision on the edge
22 November 2018
The future of large swathes of home care provision for elderly and disabled people hangs in the balance as a major provider seeks to stay solvent.
What next after the Brexit betrayal?
15 November 2018
This is a betrayal unprecedented in British history. Parliament must vote to reject it. And this traitor Cabinet must be replaced by one willing to obey the people’s instruction to leave the EU.
Adult social care hit as cuts bite
8 November 2018
Services such as meals on wheels are being hacked by relentlessly as government cuts bite.
Panic-mongering as Brexit date nears
6 November 2018
Attempts to undermine Brexit abound. One of the more insidious strands is the growing panic-mongering evident in some quarters.
Chuck Chequers: the single market by another name
1 November 2018
A devastating critique of the Chequers plan shows how it would bind the UK to EU rules with no say in them. Those compromises are unncessary and would not implement the referendum result.
Fishing – Brexit boom or betrayal?
30 October 2018
Fishing for Leave has published a plan to make the most of Brexit, but it against letting the EU keep control over our fishing.
Sheffield home to Boeing’s first European manufacturing facility
29 October 2018
Boeing's first European manufacturing facility has opened in Sheffield. Despite the doom-mongers, substantial investment in Britain continues.
Defend Brexit!
We the people voted to leave, but our vote is being frustrated. We must stand up, stand tall, and defend Brexit.
The EU barrier to control of our railways
Continued membership of the EU – and some pro-EU unions are pushing hard in that direction – would doom Britain’s railways to eternal privatisation.
Glasgow equal pay fight
Thousands of women workers, including cleaners, carers, learning support staff, and those in nurseries and administration walked out on 23 October on a two-day strike.
The punishment bloc
Ever since the referendum the EU has been clear: the only deal it wants is a punishment deal, to discourage other EU members from following our example.