a worker's views
When Jeremy Hunt announced to the House of Commons that he intended to impose new contracts on the junior doctors, he was declaring war on the NHS trades unions. He had a choice. Even if we believe that he genuinely wanted to reach a negotiated settlement, as he claims, he did not need to impose … Read more
Sound-bite Dave has come to the rescue again. As thousands of homes are affected by flooding in Cumbria, Leeds, York, Manchester and Scotland, slick Dave announced an ‘extra £40 million’ was to be spent of dealing with the flood damage in Yorkshire. Not only that … he has also appointed a ‘Yorkshire Floods Envoy’ in … Read more
” More than £42 billion pounds has been wiped off the value of the FTSE 100 banks this year amid a sector-wide exodus. Most of them have fallen more than 20% since the New Year, with investors concerned that we are on the verge of another global financial crisis.” Jamie Nimmo, Evening Standard 3 Feb 2016