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Sam Allardyce appears at London Business Forum

Sam Allardyce appears at London Business Forum

September 27, 2011 No Comments

In an age when club football is more of a business than ever before, it seems business is becoming more and more like football. When talent is at a premium, the ability to attract and retain the very best people – and get the most out of them individually and collectively – is of paramount ...

Twickers to see Grewcock lace his boots one last time…

Twickers to see Grewcock lace his boots one last time…

September 27, 2011 No Comments

World Cup winner Danny Grewcock will lace up his boots one last time after today announcing he will scrum down at Twickenham for the Heroes Rugby Challenge on Saturday December 3. Grewcock will join the likes of Lawrence Dallaglio and Jason Leonard, together with Welsh legend Ieuan Evans, who will manage the Northern Hemisphere XV ...

First Group “Penny pinching”, says RMT

First Group “Penny pinching”, says RMT

September 27, 2011 No Comments

In what the RMT has reported as a “penny-pinching measure, designed solely to pump up profits at the expense of passenger service”, service provider, First Group are running the 5.46am service out of Exeter St David’s to Paddington with what has been described as inadequate kitchens meaning that hot breakfast are often unavailable. An Early ...

Green wall for Edgware Road Tube station to trap harmful pollution

Green wall for Edgware Road Tube station to trap harmful pollution

September 27, 2011 No Comments

More measures to clean up London’s air in areas of busy traffic have been unveiled by the Mayor today. This includes the announcement that Edgware Road Tube station will soon feature an innovative ‘green wall’ to help trap harmful pollution. The initiatives, announced on World Environmental Health Day, are part of the London Clean Air ...

Islington Pensioners issue “Can’t pay, won’t pay” message to city hall

Islington Pensioners issue “Can’t pay, won’t pay” message to city hall

September 14, 2011 No Comments

Yesterday, a delegation from Islington Pensioners Forum travelled to City Hall to deliver a clear message to the Mayor of London and the big energy companies –they must do more to help people who are falling into fuel poverty. The delegation – which included both of Islington’s Older People’s Champions and Cllr Janet Burges, Islington’s ...

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Welfare plans mean ‘big profits for big business’

Plans by the government to further ‘open up’ the welfare state will simply mean “big profits for big business”...

Fujitsu back down on pay deal after strike threat

This is a major deal for these private sector workers ~ Serwotka A major pay deal which means an...