Category Archives: Economics

Len McCluskey: “Ministers limping to 2015 general election”

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Tony Burke

In a briefing to MPs Unite says that the Queens Speech shows that the Coalition Government had run out of steam, was limping to the General Election ad that the Lib Dems have been ‘toxified’ by Coalition policies. The briefing … Continue reading →

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Merseyside: No More Austerity Rally – Peoples Assembly, CTUF, IER

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Tony Burke
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Re-nationalise Railways Say Prospective Labour MPs In Commuter Belts

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Tony Burke

Labour should renationalise the rail industry if it wins the next election, 31 prospective Labour MPs has said. In a letter to The Observer (see below) they said services should be returned to public ownership when current franchises end. The … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Peace Talks Reflect USA’s Further Isolation In Latin America

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Tony Burke

By Dr. Francisco Dominguez  The peace talks now underway in Venezuela to end the wave of violence that has the explicit aim of “The Ousting” of the elected government are a tremendous step forward for all who wish to see … Continue reading →

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Protestors say Rio Tinto ‘to blame’ for mine deaths

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Tony Burke

At a London event organised by the global union federation IndustriALL union members and protestors from around the world demonstrated against giant mining and metals company Rio Tinto this week over in health and safety violations which lead to the deaths of 41 people … Continue reading →

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Budget 2014: The government is sitting on its hands instead of supporting British industry

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Tony Burke

You could be forgiven that because of George Osborne’s ‘march of the makers’ we are well on the way to manufacturing nirvana. Yet it’s only the automotive sector that seems to have the mileage. In the budget on Wednesday the … Continue reading →

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Euro TUC Slams ‘Troika Takeovers’

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Tony Burke

At a hearing of the European Parliament, the European TUC presented the results of its own investigations into the activities of the Troika. The Troika consists of officials from the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank … Continue reading →

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Why UK Companies Are Re-shoring & Observer Article On Manufacturing

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Tony Burke

The above video is a short report from Reuters on why UK companies re-shoring work back to the UK. (You many get 20 second advert at the beginning) and an article from the Observer 29th December on the need to … Continue reading →

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NYT Calls For Embargo Against Cuba To Be Lifted

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Tony Burke

In an unprecedented editorial the prestigious New York Times on December 12th called for the USA to lift the embargo against Cuba following Obama’s handshake with Raul Castro at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service. In an editorial in the name of the … Continue reading →

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Unite to fight for a future for shipbuilding

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Tony Burke

Unite, has said it will fight to retain as many of the 1,775 jobs under threat, following today’s announcement (Wednesday 6 November) about the future of the shipyards at Portsmouth, and Govan and Scotstoun on the Clyde. Today’s announcement was … Continue reading →

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