Economic disaster for the Tories as growth less than 1/30th of predicted
Op.Ed. The Tories are in disarray – in spite of the best efforts of the Labour right and the mainstream media to help them – over their scandalous behaviour toward […]
Tag Archives: growth
Excl: case studies show Labour investment WILL pay for itself
In a bid to divert attention from the wet blanket of Philip Hammond’s budget last week, the Establishment has been attacking Labour’s plans for borrowing (only) for investment. Channel 4’s […]
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 […]
Royal Mail ‘wins’ injunction – but CWU stronger and ready to work to rule
A judge has granted Royal Mail a temporary injunction against planned industrial action by the CWU (Communication Workers’ Union) over pensions and conditions. CWU members had voted to support the […]
Excl: Lavery on ‘pitmatic’ accent, being Lab chair – and that democracy review
Labour MP Ian Lavery is Chair of the Labour Party and its joint National Campaign Co-ordinator. He spoke exclusively to the SKWAWKBOX in both capacities, as well as talking about […]
Labour membership correction
The first part of this article originally mentioned a Labour membership figure of 800,000, based on a figure tweeted by a senior Labour MP. The SKWAWKBOX subsequently spoke to […]
A micro example of the govt’s macroeconomic stupidity or worse
I’ve just heard that a small business, which a couple of my friends had set up, has had to cease trading. The company provided and installed high-quality solar panels for […]
Boardroom insanity, corporate lemmings, political collusion. Is there REALLY no better way?
“General Motors is not in the business of making cars. It is in the business of making money.” Thomas Murphy, then-CEO of General Motors There’s a kind of collective insanity in […]