How is the upcoming Christmas rail strike affecting hospitality
UK Hospitality chief executive Kate Nicholls, said strikes preventing staff from making it into work and disrupting consumers’ plans meant a “huge” drop in sales for venues and would be “devastating” to businesses during the busiest time of the year, “just as everyone was anticipating an uninterrupted Christmas period for the first time in three […]
RMT union boss defends new Christmas and New Year strikes
The RMT Union has announced further disruption in a new series of 48-hour strikes in the run-up to Christmas and the new year.Over 40,000 staff from Network Rail and 14 train companies will take part in the strikes being held across four 48-hour periods on Tuesday 13 – Wednesday 14 and Friday 16- Saturday 17 […]
Scottish government cannot hold an independence referendum without the UK government’s consent
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wants to hold a referendum on 19 October next year. But the court ruled unanimously that she does not have the power to do so because the issue is reserved to Westminster. The UK government has refused to grant formal consent for another referendum Read the full article
