October 20, 2011
Hundreds of TV Licensing workers walked out on Monday 17th October in a dispute over pay as management refuses to improve a below-inflation pay offer. Over 500 staff took part in the action in Bristol and Darwen which brought TV Licensing call centres to a standstill throughout the day. Staff are seeking an improved pay ...
July 26, 2011
The increasingly embattled Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne was greeted with more bad news when he opened the file containing the latest growth figure this morning. The economy grew by one fifth of a percent in the second quarter of the year, way off the target of 0.8% needed to stay on track with ...
October 29, 2009
Kerry McCarthy MP says “Time for credit and store card companies to clean up their act” Credit card firms to be forced to end rip offs The Government has announced we will take tough action to end unfair lending terms by credit card companies. Labour’s action will mean: Banning the practice of increasing credit limits ...