(Video) Labour preparing most exciting manifesto in party’s history
“Because we know whose side we’re on” Jeremy Corbyn’s speech today to the TUC in Brighton hinted at what Labour insiders say will be the most exciting general election manifesto […]
Tag Archives: business
Video: ‘Operation Kingfisher’, govt’s secret list of firms to go bust in no-deal Brexit – but cash to help already spent
Tories admit compiling list – but money meant to prop up collapsing businesses has been spent The Tories have admitted compiling a list of businesses they expect to collapse because […]
2yrs ago, John McDonnell was pilloried for calling for removal of Green’s knighthood
Two years ago, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell called for Philip Green’s knighthood to be removed for his ‘vandalism’ British Home Stores pensions scandal – and said similar about Richard Branson because of […]
Guest post: “loyalty of working class people runs deep but betray it at your peril”
In this guest post, South Yorkshire teacher, trade unionist and staunch Labour voter Andy Searson takes EU-fixated Labour back-benchers to task. Having just sat through another interview listening to a […]
Vid: BBC lets slip – UK stuck in economic slow lane under Tories #Budget17
The BBC’s post-budget coverage strayed into almost unheard-of territory this afternoon, with remarkably frank admissions by experts – unchallenged, for a change, by presenters – of the calamitous state of […]
Texts show Mail removed exonerating info in attack-piece on this blog
As most readers will know, the SKWAWKBOX was the target of what many have called a ‘doxxing’ attack by the Daily Mail, with libel added for good measure – and […]
May lights neon sign saying ‘out of touch!’ – AND alienates business #GE17
For all the Tories’ supposed polling lead, it’s hard to avoid the impression of a sense of panic in Theresa May’s campaign – and it is Theresa May’s, […]
We paid #Hunt at least £101k while he went AWOL to sell business for £35m #HuntMustGo
2016 was a landmark year for the NHS in all the wrong ways. Wrong: Accident & emergency (A&E) waits were worse in every month than the year before – so much worse […]
Latest YouGov poll: reasons to be cheerful and the need for boldness
Yesterday’s YouGov poll shows the biggest Labour lead since YouGov started doing regular polls of party standings in 2002: Even more interesting, to me at least, is the table (taken […]
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I’ve deleted this post because further information came to light which meant that, while I still consider the overall thrust of its conclusions more or less valid, the post requires […]