All articles by: Nicholas Costello

The start of a turbulent new era

Published: July 27, 2016

Written by Nicholas Costello

Nicholas Costello reflects on what the UK’s vote to leave the EU could mean across Europe The vote for Britain to leave the EU is not the end of …

Intervention the key to economic prosperity, says McDonnell

September 26, 2016

At Labour annual conference in Liverpool, Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell insisted that Britain needs an interventionist government working with the private sector. An incoming Labour government would borrow in the …

Corbyn calls for more grassroots power

September 26, 2016

Ian Hernon

Jeremy Corbyn has promised to hand more power to grassroots Labour activists but insisted that most sitting MPs need have no fear of deselection. The re-elected Leader said that, after …

Corbyn wins with increased mandate

September 24, 2016

Ian Hernon

Jeremy Corbyn was re-elected as Labour leader, comfortably defeating his challenger Owen Smith, and scoring 61.8% of the total vote, a larger margin of victory than last year. He said …

Corbyn readies Labour for snap election

September 23, 2016

Ian Hernon

Jeremy Corbyn told party activists after Labour’s bruising Leadership contest: “Together we are very, very strong”. From now on the party’s priority must be “reaching out, involving people in politics …

BBC losing out on iPlayer fees

September 23, 2016

David Hencke

The cash strapped BBC is failing to recover tens of millions of pounds for broadcasters by not having an up to date strategy on licence evaders. A report by the …

TUC to back corporate probe

September 23, 2016

Ian Hernon

TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady has backed a Commons probe into corporate governance which will focus on excessive executive pay and the make-up of boardrooms. The move by the business, …

News In Brief

September 23, 2016

Tribune web editor

By-elections after the death of Labour MP Jo Cox and the resignation of former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron will be held on 20 October. Mrs Cox was killed in …

No Brexit talks for a year

September 23, 2016

James Douglas

Former European Council president Herman Van Rompuy warned that substantive Brexit talks between the UK and the rest of the EU are unlikely to start much before the end of …

Saudi arms sales slammed

September 23, 2016

James Douglas

The foreign affairs select committee has ruled that British courts should decide the legality of Government arms exports to Saudi Arabia. The MPs backed calls for the UK to suspend …

Voters prepare for Presidential election ‘slugfest’

September 23, 2016

Ian Hernon

In what has become the dirtiest US election campaign in memory, Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson both failed to qualify for the first presidential debate on …

Girls suffer abuse at school

September 23, 2016

James Douglas

The Women and Equalities Committee has exposed a shocking scale of sexual harassment and sexual violence that is not being tackled effectively in British schools. I ts report revealed that …

Grammars under fire

September 23, 2016

James Douglas

Theresa May’s plans for a new wave of selective schools in England has began to unravel as they were condemned across the political and educational spectrum, but some councils in …

Picket police ‘faked’ Orgreave statements

September 23, 2016

Ian Hernon

A former policeman embroiled in the Battle of Orgreave has revealed he refused to obey “wrongful orders” from senior officers. His evidence will bolster evidence that the police, given a …

BECTU members approve Prospect merger

September 23, 2016

James Douglas

The media and entertainment union BECTU is to merge with Prospect next year after its membership voted decisively in favour of joining forces with the professionals’ union. The ballot closed …

Health inequality revealed

September 23, 2016

Ian Hernon

Ian Hernon New TUC research has found that around one in eight (12%) men and women are forced to stop working before state pension age due to ill-health or disability. …

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