The UK has haemorrhaged more than 600,000 manufacturing jobs in the past decade, a new study by GMB has shown. The figures, which are being discussed at GMB’s annual Congress in Plymouth today, show that 619,000 jobs in the sector disappeared from 2006 to 2016, a massive fall of 17 per ...
Jeremy Corbyn – like him or loathe him - has made politics feel, not only bearable, but exciting to young people.
Cathy Come Home wasn’t made to inform, it was made to confront. When it premiered as part of the BBC’s Wednesday Play series back in November ‘66, 12 million people – a quarter of the British population at that time – tuned in to see Ken Loach’s seminal social-realist masterwork. ...
An effigy of Theresa May wielding two fingers has been erected on the White Cliffs of Dover. The Conservative leader is dressed in a full Union Jack skirt with her two fingers raised looking out across the Channel. It is unclear at this time who is responsible for the statue, ...
Theresa May has declared that "enough is enough" following the terrorist attacks in London on Saturday night which killed seven people and injured 48. The attack has propelled security to the top on the agenda in the final days of the election campaign, and May will no doubt take the ...
Bernie Sanders has given his backing to Labour in a rousing speech in which he outlines why the age we live in is crying out for a Jeremy Corbyn. Sanders is the longest serving independent in US congressional history and recently ran against Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nominee in the ...
Mac & Wild has partnered with the Scotch Malt Whisky Society to create an underground bar that fuses the Scottish chain's revered food offering with SMWS's rare and exclusive whisky selection. The Kaleidoscope bar opens its doors to punters today with some of the city's most exclusive and diverse collections of rare single malt ...
As the blossom blooms, parks become desirable lunch spots and the tube becomes hotter than the filling of a McDonald’s apple pie - it isn’t by chance that the classic, humble Negroni has seen such a resurgence in popularity of late. Served over a huge chunk of ice and garnished ...
A hung parliament is becoming a genuine possibility based on current spread betting trends. Ed Fulton, spokesperson for Sporting Index, said buying Conservative seats was all the rage when the spreads were opened in April, with Tory seats rocketing some 30 points up to a prediction of 402-407 by 5 May. ...