“Ensuring the customer is happy” (or how the Post Office drives down wages in order to “succeed” in a liberalised postal market)

The ‘consultation’ by Royal Mail on closure of Post Offices was always a case of going through the motions. The … More

Labour Representation Committee conference

I attended the Labour Representation Committee conference last Saturday. Here is my report. The LRC, although it failed to get … More

This is a review of Michael Moore’s film ‘Sicko’. It’s no exaggeration to say that the US health industry is … More

The dictionary definition of obsequious is too eager to praise or obey someone. The word came to mind when reading … More

This was written for the UKWatch blog Whatever happened to the ‘free market’? The one where companies get punished for … More

Written for the website UK Watch blog. Some of you may have noticed that the major trades unions supported Gordon Brown … More

Today’s Times headline declares: “Rail Fares to soar as funding is slashed”. Rail passengers face above inflation fare increases every … More

Some weeks back the Daily Mirror announced on its front page “the return of the Council house”. Gordon Brown would … More

global-warming-and-transport.pdf “A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself a failure.” Margaret … More