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BAE Systems confirms 3,000 job losses

27.09.11
Defence giant BAE Systems confirms that it is cutting almost 3,000 jobs at sites across the country, mainly in its military aircraft division... more

City Spy: Leslau and Southern Cross union square up in battle of reputations

21.06.11
It's war between property mogul Nick Leslau and GMB, the union representing Southern Cross care homes staff... more

Cable jeered as he warns trade unionists against a summer of discontent

06.06.11
Vince Cable has been heckled by trade unionists as he warned that a summer of strikes would add to pressure for anti-strike laws... more

Plan to move May Day Bank Holiday to April or October

04.03.11
The May Day Bank Holiday could be dropped and replaced by either a St George's Day in April or a Trafalgar Day in October under Government tourism plans announced... more

City Spy: Unions half-right on FTSE fat cat pay

29.10.10
Hooray. It’s like the credit crunch and recession never happened as Income Data Services reports that FTSE-100 directors enjoyed an annual 55% pay rise. The average FTSE boss took home £4.9 million... more

500,000 private sector jobs 'at risk' from cuts

13.10.10
Almost half a million jobs could be lost in the private sector because of the Government’s public spending cuts, a report claims... more

Public sector strikes 'must be banned' to protect services

06.08.10
The Government should consider banning strikes by workers in essential services if unions take action against spending cuts, an employers group suggests... more

Iain Duncan Smith to accelerate change in state pension age to 68

19.07.10
Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith confirmed he is considering speeding up the raising of the state pension age... more

Boris Johnson bid to curb strikes is ‘declaration of war’

05.07.10
Boris Johnson is on collision course with London’s transport unions after holding talks on possible new laws to curb strikes... more

Pension age will rise to 66 as unions attack ‘work until you drop’

24.06.10
Millions of people will have to work longer before they get their state pension under radical plans unveiled by the Government... more

Cleggmania sweeps across London with Lib-Dems set to take seats from Labour

26.04.10
EXCLUSIVE: Nick Clegg’s surge is rewriting London’s election map, an exclusive poll for the Standard reveals... more

Brown won’t be toppled by plotters, says Straw

27.05.09
Gordon Brown will not be “ousted” as Prime Minister no matter what happens in the European elections, claims Jack Straw... more

Gordon Brown sets up punishment panel for expense cheats

19.05.09
Labour MPs are facing mass expulsions after Gordon Brown finally got tough over the expenses scandal setting up a “star chamber” with the power to kick out MPs guilty of claiming too much... more

Unions to ambush Brown over Royal Mail sell-off

27.02.09
Gordon Brown is facing an ambush from furious Labour and trade union chiefs over Business Secretary Lord Mandelson's "snake-oil salesman" plans to par-privatise Royal Mail... more

RBS misled us over Sir Fred’s pension deal, ministers claim

27.02.09
Downing Street was embroiled in a bitter blame game over the “obscene” £693,000 pension for disgraced banker Sir Fred Goodwin... more

Nuclear plants shut by mass strikes over foreign workers

02.02.09
Two nuclear power plants were hit by wildcat strikes over foreign workers... more

Bank chiefs told: Hand back your £143m in bonuses

21.01.09
Pressure is growing on Britain's high street bank chiefs to hand back tens of millions of pounds of bonuses paid out as a reward for their "success"... more

BP feels backlash as profits hit £6.4bn in three months

28.10.08
Energy firms faced huge pressure to slash petrol and fuel bills after oil giant BP posted record profits of £6.4 billion in three months... more

Bank bosses face curb on pay and bonuses in return for state bail-out

08.10.08
Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling signalled that the era of boardroom fat cats is over for banks forced to accept help from the taxpayer... more

UK definitely in recession, say British business chiefs

07.10.08
The UK is already in recession, with business confidence, profits and turnover at record lows and unemployment set to rise by up to 350,000 in the next year... more

Brown's fightback gets personal

23.09.08
Gordon Brown made his fightback personal by admitting mistakes but insisting his leadership is needed at a time of economic crisis... more


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