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RMT, the Four-Day Week Dispute, and the Politics of 23 April
The latest strike action by the RMT on the London Underground is not a new dispute. It is the continuation of a long-running conflict over who controls working conditions on the railway.March’s pla...
Seven New Towns proposed for England Building Homes or Avoiding the Hard Questions?
The British Government plans to build a new generation of towns across England from Tempsford to Thamesmead* and are presenting it as a major step toward solving the housing crisis. Each site is ex...
England’s water industry is once again asking for patience. Once again, it does not deserve it.
In 2025, raw sewage was discharged into England’s rivers, lakes and seas 291,492 times, more than once every two minutes.
That is not a system under pressure. That is a system operating exactly as...
Labour Shortages and the Battle for Markets, English Wine at a Crossroads Part 2
In Part I, we identified oversupply as the structural problem facing English wine, Part 2, must address how the industry attempts to sell its way out of it.
The first constraint is labour.
Making...
Too Much of a Good Thing or Growth Without a Market: England’s Wine Industry at the Crossroads
Over the last decade English wine has undergone something close to an agricultural gold rush.
Vineyard acreage has expanded by more than 80% since 2015, production has risen dramatically, and by 2...
Government Announces a Decrease in Knife Crime: Check the Reality of the Figures
The Government has pointed to a recent fall in knife crime as evidence that its strategy is working.
Headline figures show a reduction in offences, with the latest data indicating a 9% fall to 50,...
Why Austria’s Hotel Crisis Is Already Happening in England
Hospitality: No Staff, No Service.
Recent discussions with hospitality operators in Austria highlight labour market pressures that will sound very familiar to workers and businesses across England...
Shoplifting Epidemic: 530,000+ Recorded Offences a Year
Workers Must Not Be Sacked for Doing Their Jobs!
What Has Gone Wrong?
Shoplifting in England and Wales has reached record levels, and retail workers are increasingly being punished not for wrongd...
England Faces a Dangerous Economic Squeeze
Our Food Security Is Being Ignored.
Want to understand Why?
Warnings from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should not be dismissed as routine economic commentary. They point to a growing and...
The Great Fuel Rip Off: Fuel in England is Among the Most Expensive in the World
The Great Fuel Rip Off: Fuel in England is Among the Most Expensive in the World
Get ready to be shocked by how much Tax is being taken. We are being taxed to the hilt, driven to the brink, and ig...