Nightcap: Cocktail group urges RMT to move rail strikes in exchange for free drinks November 25, 2022 The owners of UK cocktail group Nightcap have called on the union RMT to switch the rail strike dates in exchange for free drinks. Co-founders Sarah Willingham and Michael Toxvaerd – who own the likes of Cocktail Club, Barrio and the Adventure Bar Group – pleaded with the RMT to move their planned walkout from [...]
Nationwide and Barclaycard say Black Friday spending off to steady start November 25, 2022 Nationwide and Barclaycard have said Black Friday sales are up, as Brits looks to cash in with bargains for Christmas during the cost of living crisis. Early days showed there had been 1.37m transactions from Nationwide members, up 17 per cent from a regular Friday. The building society said the number of purchases were up [...]
Black Friday: Cash-strapped shoppers look to snap up Christmas bargains before cutting back November 25, 2022 Cash-strapped shoppers will take advantage of Black Friday discounts this weekend as they try to make Christmas special, before tightening their belts as the UK enters into a recession. While retailers may see a temporary boost in sales this weekend, shoppers will pull forward Christmas spending rather than “buying twice” as in previous years, Hargreaves [...]
Nurses to walk out for two days in run up to Christmas with more strikes likely November 25, 2022 Nurses will strike on two days in the run up to Christmas with more dates likely to be announced. The Royal College of Nursing announced that healthcare workers would walk out on Thursday 15 and Tuesday 20 December. They said in meetings with the government, ministers ‘sidestep the serious issues of NHS pay and patient [...]
Keir Starmer’s brand of blue collar progressivism is coming into focus November 24, 2022 It’s been a good 12 months for Labour. Sir Keir Starmer’s party began 2022 with a small polling lead over the Tories and will finish it looking like a government-in-waiting, thanks largely to the risible collapse of two Prime Ministers and economically crippling stagflation. Pressure will now come onto the opposition leader to give away more [...]
Workers supplying KFC, Burger King and Greene King latest join to picket line November 24, 2022 Hundreds of workers who deliver food to chains like Burger King and KFC are to walk out this winter, as well as employees who brew and distribute Greene King drinks. Workers for the food delivery firm behind KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut and Wagamama are set to strike over a pay dispute, GMB union bosses [...]
Jet2 recovers from covid and summer travel chaos with 730 per cent revenue boom November 24, 2022 Low cost leisure airline Jet2 had a whopping 730 per cent rise in revenue and booming profits of more than £350m as Brits flock on holiday post-pandemic. The listed firm announced strong half-year results up until the end of September, with profit before foreign exchange valuation up to £505m, following a £195m loss in 2021. [...]
Ed Warner: Manchester United should have refused to tear up Cristiano Ronaldo contract November 24, 2022 Watching Cristiano Ronaldo’s conversation with Piers Morgan I was instantly reminded of Princess Di’s (in)famous interview with Martin Bashir, so much in the news in recent months. No sense here though that the footballer was duped into his doe-eyed criticisms of Manchester United – certainly not if we accept Morgan’s subsequent justifications for the guest [...]
Royal Mail strikes will crush retail and small businesses when we need them to grow November 24, 2022 The UK boasts one of the world’s most sophisticated ecommerce economies, with small businesses thriving by scaling up their retail operations online. But more than four decades on from the Winter of Discontent, industrial action risks destabilising this flourishing online economy. We understand the challenges that workers are facing during these unprecedented times, with higher [...]
Rules on liquids aboard flights to be scrapped by mid-2024 – reports November 23, 2022 Restrictions on liquids aboard flights are set to be scrapped by mid-2024, as newer security scanners are increasingly being rolled out. The UK Government has urged major airports across Britain to have the more advanced CT scanners installed by the summer of 2024, the Times first reported. Officials told the outlet that ministers have been [...]