Search

...sand and done absolutely nothing since being appointed in 2010. Yes a country has to “live within its means”. But that is not reflected in the budget deficit, but in the the balance of payments deficit, which shows whether the country spends more than it earns. And the UK does spend more than it earns. The balance of payments deficit (on current account) widened to...

...cast a huge shadow over his leadership. The winners, Michael Gove and Boris Johnson will no doubt be basking in their success, however they should be cautious about inheriting a chaotic political, economic, and constitutional situation. Indeed, the pound is going through the floor, and the SNP and Sinn Fein are talking about referendums in Scotland and Northern Ireland,...

...cast among the workers; 97 per cent voted in favour of continuing the dispute. Despite recognising the action, the union remained less than supportive of the sit-in. Helen was ‘summoned’ to London to speak with General Secretary Alec Smith. He offered a caravan to allow them to end the occupation of the plant, and picket outside instead; Helen refused the offer. On 30...

...cast aside. And it was that sense of injustice, and a belief that workers should have dignity that brought us together as a support group. “We met weekly and our role was to support the strikers and the strike committee, those who were finding themselves with nothing as a result of being locked out of their workplace. We took our lead from the strike committee, and we...