UK could become 'failed state' without reforms, former PM warns
The United Kingdom is at risk of becoming a failed state if London will not unveil far-reaching reforms to governance, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, a.
Matt Hancock has sought to downplay suggestions that lockdown could be eased soon, after Boris Johnson hinted that he would be "looking at the potential of relaxing some measures", before mid- February.
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British gas workers strike again from 20 January Submitted by AWL on 19 January, 2021 - 7:03
Author: Ollie Moore
At a public online rally on 18 January for the British Gas engineers striking against “fire-and-rehire” attacks on their pay and conditions (see page 24), Paul Vowles, a British Gas striker from the West Midlands, said he was “bursting with pride” at the action he and his workmates have taken so far.
He criticised British Gas bosses for “hiding behind the pandemic” in order to force through cuts. He also highlighted the effectiveness of the social media campaign in support of the dispute, especially messages of support from strikers’ families which emphasise the impact the proposed new contracts will have on workers’ family life.
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