Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to continue taking strike action for the next six months in their long-running dispute over pay, the Aslef union confirmed today. Aslef (the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen) backed more industrial action after being reballoted, well over a year since the dispute started. The announcement comes ahead ofContinue reading “Rail Strikes Begin Tomorrow With A Week Of Chaos Before The Party Season”
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Smokers Are Being Hammered By Jeremy Hunt
The price of rolling tobacco will soar as Jeremy Hunt hammered smokers with huge tax rises in his Autumn Statement. Announcing his latest financial package to the House of Commons, the Chancellor told MPs he would massively increase the duty on hand-rolling tobacco. This will rise by an additional 10 per cent above the tobaccoContinue reading “Smokers Are Being Hammered By Jeremy Hunt”
A New Welfare Clampdown Will Force Housebound And Mentally Ill People To Work From Home
People housebound with physical and mental conditions will be told to look for employment they can do from home or face having their benefits cut under hardline welfare reforms. Under plans to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak, they will be told that being unable to leave home is no obstacle to finding work, thanks toContinue reading “A New Welfare Clampdown Will Force Housebound And Mentally Ill People To Work From Home “
The Inheritance Tax Is Expected To Be Cut By Jeremy Hunt In The Autumn
Jeremy Hunt is poised to cut inheritance tax in the Autumn Statement in a move that could reduce Tory pressure over dire polls. The Chancellor is increasingly expected to act to ease the burden next Wednesday after inflation declined slightly quicker than expected. He is also thought to have a tad more wriggle room afterContinue reading “The Inheritance Tax Is Expected To Be Cut By Jeremy Hunt In The Autumn”
Suella Braverman’s Parting Shot To Rishi Sunak… And Why She Wrote It
Suella Braverman wrote an incendiary 1,318-word resignation letter which revealed a string of secrets from her time in Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet. The former home secretary levelled point-blank parting shots at the Prime Minister’s character and leadership and delivered a harsh verdict on the Government’s chances of success in tackling the small boat crisis. Here weContinue reading “Suella Braverman’s Parting Shot To Rishi Sunak… And Why She Wrote It”
Listed For Sale
It was hailed as Britain’s flagship ‘megalab’, a £1.1 billion cutting-edge diagnostic centre to counter COVID-19 and protect the country against future epidemics. Announcing the project in November 2020, then-health secretary Matt Hancock said the laboratory ‘confirms the UK as a world leader in diagnostics’, capable of carrying out 300,000 tests a day. However, threeContinue reading “Listed For Sale”
Israeli Minister Warns Britain Will Face Terrorist Atrocities Like Hamas
A senior Israeli minister warned Britain will be next to face a terror atrocity like the October 7 attacks on his country unless it wakes up to the threat of Islamic extremists in the United Kingdom. Amichai Chikli called on the UK to confront jihadists spewing hate speech on the streets and in mosques beforeContinue reading “Israeli Minister Warns Britain Will Face Terrorist Atrocities Like Hamas”
Holocaust Survivor Receives 1,000 Anti-Semitic Messages A Day After Hamas Attack
An Auschwitz survivor is worried and frightened after receiving a storm of anti-Semitic abuse online in the wake of the October 7 terror attack in Israel. Holocaust survivor Lily Ebert, 99, receives about 1,000 anti-Semitic messages every day since Hamas terrorists slaughtered 1,400 people in Israel and kidnapped 200. She has also been told toContinue reading “Holocaust Survivor Receives 1,000 Anti-Semitic Messages A Day After Hamas Attack”
England And Wales Must Sell New Houses As Freehold
All new houses in England and Wales will have to be sold as freehold properties under ministers’ revived plans to phase out the ‘feudal leasehold system’. Next month’s King’s Speech, when the Government will set out its fresh legislative agenda, will include proposals to ‘restore true home ownership’ to buyers. Promised new laws will ensureContinue reading “England And Wales Must Sell New Houses As Freehold”
‘Sugar Rush’ Of Tax Cuts Before Election Fuels Recession Fears
A leading think tank has warned that the Government is in a ‘terrible bind’ – whoever wins the next election. The Institute for Fiscal Studies says weak economic growth and stubbornly high inflation leave ‘no room’ for unfunded tax cuts or spending increases any time soon. One problem is the amount the government is shellingContinue reading “‘Sugar Rush’ Of Tax Cuts Before Election Fuels Recession Fears”
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