Theresa May is hinting at the end of the UK’s Single Market membership January 8, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May has suggested the UK will give up its Single Market membership in Brexit negotiations, with the European customs union participation also expendable. May appeared to take a swipe at Remain campaigners who want the UK to keep hold of "bits" of EU membership. "We are leaving. We are coming out. We are not [...]
Two essential maps for walking around London during the Tube strike January 8, 2017 Commuters face more crazy travel troubles as Tube workers prepare to go on strike starting from 6pm on Sunday evening. London Underground stations in Zone 1 are expected to be severely disrupted with many closed, meaning that travellers will have to find alternative routes to their destinations if still travelling into the city. Read more: There's [...]
Why the taxman’s latest weapon against evasion might not hit its target January 8, 2017 The New Year has brought with it HM Revenue & Custom's (HMRC) latest weapon in the battle against tax evasion: civil penalties for the 'enablers' of offshore tax evasion. Under the new regime, accountants, bankers, lawyers and other advisers who take deliberate action to help others to engage in offshore tax evasion, will face civil [...]
Bad news commuters: A 24-hour Tube strike is going ahead from 6pm after unions reject last-ditch offer January 8, 2017 The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) has rejected a new offer on jobs from the London Underground in a bid to avoid a 24-hour strike. The union said its members are going ahead with the industrial action from 6pm on Sunday. It comes after the biggest rail union, the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, [...]
There’s going to be a major Tube strike: Here’s what you need to know January 8, 2017 Happy new year, everyone: London will grind to a halt on Monday as Tube staff from the RMT and TSSA unions go on a 24-hour strike over ticket office closures. Transport for London (TfL) has warned customers to be prepared for most stations throughout Zone 1 to be closed throughout the action. Here's what you [...]
Theresa May on the NHS, Sir Ivan Rogers and Brexit negotiations January 8, 2017 Theresa May has insisted the government is not "muddled" over Brexit and will unveil her plans in the coming weeks. In a wide-ranging interview, her first of 2017, on Sky's Sophy Ridge on Sunday show she also hit back at claims the NHS is suffering a humanitarian crisis. She said she believes she can still get [...]
This trade expert has warned of a “catastrophic” Brexit January 8, 2017 In the week that one of the UK's most "seasoned and tough" negotiators spectacularly resigned with a dig at the government's "muddled thinking", another negotiation expert has warned of the potentially "catastrophic" decision to leave the EU. Jason Langrish, a Canadian trade expert who worked on the country's deal with the EU, has said a deal between [...]
Theresa May’s ditching Cameron’s “big society” for the “shared society” January 8, 2017 Forget "big society", now it's all about the "shared society". Theresa May is ditching the "big society" agenda of her predecessor David Cameron, instead vowing to tackle "everyday injustices" and "build a shared society for everyone". The Prime Minister will lay out plans for social reform in a speech on Monday, to "build a country [...]
Tube talks have failed – Monday’s strike is expected go on January 7, 2017 A last-ditch meeting between Transport for London (TfL) and unions to prevent tomorrow's Tube strike fell apart after the RMT union left the talks declaring the strike would go ahead. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) union and London Underground remain in talks at conciliation service Acas. John Leach, regional organiser for RMT told reporters London Underground's position has not changed [...]
CitySprint cycle courier wins workers’ rights in a key gig economy ruling January 7, 2017 A courier for same-day delivery firm CitySprint has won the rights to paid holidays and minimum pay in a landmark ruling by the central London employment tribunal. CitySprint claimed its couriers were not employed but were independent freelancers, meaning they aren't covered by statutory protections like holiday pay. But the tribunal ruled Margaret Dewhurst was not self-employed and is therefore [...]