Tag Archive: London

Mar 15

Full speed ahead for HS2 as consultation protests thrown out of court

Lifestyle / Full speed ahead for HS2 as consultation protests thrown out of court THEBUSINESSDESK.COMHS2, the high-speed rail project linking Birmingham with London, Manchester and Leeds, is unlikely to face any further delays following a ruling in the High Court today on the consultation process. Rail minister Simon Burns said the ruling is “a major …

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Nov 19

Staffordshire students fear violence at NUS national demo

Staffordshire students fear violence at NUS national demo : StaffsLiveHundreds of students in Staffordshire are staying away from a National student demonstration in London, amid fears it will turn violent. Fewer than 30 tickets have been sold between the two Staffordshire universities for the Demo 2012 this Wednesday November 21, despite a high profile campaign …

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Oct 30

Tristram Hunt: Credit unions could stop loan sharks cashing in on hardship

LAST Saturday, Len McCluskey, general secretary of the Unite trade union, led his members on a march through London to campaign against Government cuts. It was another high-profile, impassioned display of anger at the social costs of the austerity agenda. Yet for all the banners and theatrics, it is a different Unite initiative that might …

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Oct 21

Trade unions march against cuts

Trade unionists march against government cuts in London, Glasgow and Belfast

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Sep 24

Andrew Mitchell ‘plebs’ row: do ordinary people get arrested for swearing at police?

The chief whip has apologised for his actions and admitted he swore. Would someone less powerful have been arrested?

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Jul 25

Police protest tactics ‘give officers excessive and disproportionate control’

Study by network of police monitoring groups says use of pre-emptive arrests and kettling are unjustified curbs on liberty

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May 18

The London social housing squeeze

As a new right to buy offer takes effect, Conservative councils in the capital are reducing social housing to a safety net provision for the poorest

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