Green light for Sizewell C as £14.2bn to go to major nuclear project as part of Spending Review Politics The UK’s nuclear energy capacity is set to receive a major boost after the government confirmed it would put up the funds for the Sizewell C plant, ending months of uncertainty. Funding for the project is set to be announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves alongside a decision on the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) competition at [...]
Ed Miliband’s net-zero plans risk causing blackouts, says Union boss Business The boss of one Labour’s largest supporting unions has urged Sir Keir Starmer to ignore the “false prophets of climate fundamentalism” and rethink the current net-zero timetable. Writing in the Times, GMB General Secretary Gary Smith warned the government’s pledge to transition to clean power by 2030 could lead to blackouts akin to those in [...]
British Steel: ‘All options on table’ over nationalising Scunthorpe, Starmer says Politics The UK is keeping “all options on the table” over the potential nationalisation of the Chinese-owned British Steel plant in Scunthorpe, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Prime Minister insisted he understood the importance of the plant, which is Britain’s last remaining steelmaker, in a Q&A with the House of Commons Liaison Committee, after its [...]
Asda: ‘It’s going to take time to rebuild’ says new boss March 14, 2025 UK supermarket giant Asda has dominated headlines for the last year for a host of different reasons: turmoil at the top, declining market share and issues with a significant IT upgrade. The grocer’s market share fell 5.8 per cent between December 2023 and 2024, while the market share of all other major UK supermarkets grew. [...]
Workers rights: Don’t let ‘rogue’ firms undercut good employers, MPs urge March 3, 2025 Changes to the government’s workers’ rights package should be made to ensure “rogue firms” don’t undercut Britain’s best employers, MPs have urged. The Employment Rights Bill, which is currently making its way through Parliament, should have loopholes closed to avoid some companies exploiting work insecurity, the House of Commons Business and Trade Committee (BTC) has [...]
Trump’s steel tariffs would damage UK and US, says Business Secretary February 16, 2025 The Government has promised a package of up to £2.5bn to boost the UK steel industry and help secure its future.
Government announces multibillion-pound plans to boost UK steel industry February 16, 2025 The government has announced multibillion-pound plans to boost the UK steel industry and help secure its future. A consultation was launched aimed at looking at long-term issues facing the sector such as high electricity costs, unfair trading practices, and scrap metal recycling. In the face of US President Donald Trump’s plans for tariffs on products [...]
Royal supplier Bidfood ‘the new P&O’ as unions claim thousands face being fired January 20, 2025 Bidfood, which delivers food for the likes of Manchester United, Five Guys and Subway, has been compared to P&O ferries after two unions claimed thousands of workers could be fired and rehired on ‘worse terms and conditions’. The GMB and Unite unions have said the company, which also delivers food for the army, prisons and [...]
Black Friday: Amazon workers to strike on one of busiest retail days of the year November 25, 2024 Amazon workers in more than 30 countries, including the UK and US, will strike this Black Friday in a protest against the labour practices of the tech giant. The strike, coordinated by the Make Amazon Pay campaign, is the fourth consecutive year of organised action. Protests will also take place in major cities in dozens [...]
Don’t sit back and watch Thames Water ‘car crash,’ ministers told November 18, 2024 Union warnings come after a Guardian investigation alleged Britain's biggest water company is in a far worse financial state than previously thought.