UK facing huge scale of unrest last seen in 1980s miners’ strike Nearly 1.7 million mostly public sector workers are being balloted on or have voted for stoppages The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022
Britain facing ‘prolonged pain’ as Bank says recession could stretch into 2024 OLD ‘Everyone will be affected’: Hike in housing costs and increased inflation to hit hard The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
Interest rates: Starmer warns of ‘Tory premium on mortgages’ OLD Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirms more pain to come in autumn statement The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
Unions warn of impact on workers of interest rate rise The TUC has called for a new economic plan. The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022
UK is heading for longest recession in a century, Bank of England warns The Bank of England issued a gloomy warning about the future of the British economy as it hiked interest rates to 3%, the biggest single rate rise in three decades Daily Mirror · Nov 3, 2022
NHS staff, teachers and shop workers say public ‘need a voice’ with general election now ‘I believe we are the absolute laughing stock of the world at the moment,’ NHS caterer says The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2022
Unions call for general election now as number of key workers’ children growing up in poverty revealed TUC research reveals ‘rampant’ need among frontline staff as 28 per cent of children with care worker parents grow up in poverty The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2022
One in four children of UK care workers living in poverty, TUC finds Figure represents 220,000 children, with union adding many families of nurses and public transport workers also in crisis The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2022
Nearly 2m public sector workers close to quitting over pay, says TUC Frances O’Grady says YouGov survey shows key workers who got UK through Covid face more ‘pay misery’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2022
General election now: Half of Tory voters now back vote as pressure builds on Sunak New survey shows highest level of support for national vote since mini-Budget turmoil The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2022
One in eight skip meals, half of us cut back on hot water - how Bristol is coping with cost-of-living crisis The huge survey by Opinium is a 'stark reminder' of the cost of living pressures in Bristol and South Gloucestershire Bristol Post · Oct 30, 2022
General election now: Calls for vote grow as Sunak warned of threat from ‘bitter’ Tory MPs Experts say Tory rebellions could force snap vote, as voters share anger at PM’s ‘coronation’ The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022
March of the Mummies coming to College Green today Families will gather at College Green from 10am Bristol Post · Oct 29, 2022
TUC to hold mass rally in Westminster demanding a general election now RMT general secretary will also lead calls for a public vote at the rally The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022
Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022 List of 21 Universal Credit changes proposed to DWP that would see benefits rise Universal Credit is long overdue a shake-up, according to the Trade Union Congress, because the benefit process is too tough on claimants and doesn't pay enough
The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022 Sunak refuses general election as Starmer mocks PM for losing to Truss ‘who lost to lettuce’ OLD Leaders clash over need for snap election, as survey finds 83% of young people want fresh vote
Evening Standard · Oct 22, 2022 Unions issue child labour warning over India trade deal More jobs could be outsourced “leading to a race to the bottom”, the TUC said
The Independent UK · Oct 22, 2022 India trade deal ‘would open UK to goods produced by child labour and modern slavery’ Britain’s TUC and Indian unions alike have raised concerns about deteriorating work conditions for workers, low pay and exploitation
Bristol Post · Oct 22, 2022 Bristol families spending over £1,100 a month on childcare Childcare costs have increased by 17 per cent in the space of nine years across the region
Bangkok Post · Oct 21, 2022 Bitter pill for True, DTAC Despite providing tacit approval for the merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC), the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has prescribed harsh remedial measures that could mean lower margins for the new firm, according to people associated with the regulator.
Bangkok Post · Oct 20, 2022 Regulator paves way for telecom mega-merger The country’s telecommunications regulator has cleared the way for the country’s second and third largest mobile operators — True Corp and Total Access Communication (DTAC) — to merge, but with conditions.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022 As the Tories implode, Britain’s unions are powering up – and more than ready for the fight Union leaders see themselves as a third force in politics, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2022 Britain cannot afford chaos of Conservatives any more, says Starmer Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the Conservative Party needs to keep the future of the British people out of its “pathetic squabbles”.He said the Tories have wrecked national and household finances, adding: “Britain deserves better, Britain cannot afford the chaos of the Conservatives any more; we need a general…
Daily Mirror · Oct 20, 2022 Keir Starmer demands general election now after Tories hit 'chaotic new low' The Labour leader ripped into Liz Truss's collapsing Government, saying the 'failures of the past twelve years have now come to the boil' but the Tories can only focus on 'pathetic squabbles'
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022 Keir Starmer renews call for immediate general election after Truss resigns Labour leader attacks ‘revolving door of chaos’ and says Britain is not Tories’ ‘personal fiefdom to run how they wish’