Tag: Labour

Independent MP Han Dong told the Foreign Interference Commission Tuesday that he only ever advocated for the well-being of Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor and would like to return to the Liberal Party.Last year, the Don Valley North MP announced he would sit as an Independent after Global News published ...

Lalit Kala Akademi chief’s powers curbed by Culture Ministry Syllabus: Preliminary Examination: Indian Polity and Governance Main Examination: General Studies II: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation. Key Points to Ponder: • What’s the ongoing story-IN AN ...

From the chains of exploitation to the quest for equity and justice, an analysis of contemporary labour issues There is a famous quotation by the prophet of Socialism, Karl Marx, that goes, “All the workers of the world unite; they have nothing to lose except their chains.” This revolutionary ...

LONDON — Vaughan Gething won the Welsh Labour Party leadership contest on Saturday, and is set to become the first Black leader of Wales’ semi-autonomous government.Gething, the son of a Welsh father and a Zambian mother, will be the first Black leader of a government in the U.K. — ...

During the Middle Ages and beyond, thousands of people were put to death in Britain and across Europe for the abominable crime of ‘blasphemy’.In 1656, the Quaker James Nayler was flogged, pilloried, branded on the forehead and had his tongue pierced by a red-hot poker — followed by an ...

“The first time you saw the sea You asked ’where did this water come from?’ You waded in as the waves ran free You asked father and God, but both played dumb Only later you learned creation is strange Though there have been ‘answers’ throughout history From the Bible ...

Mumbai, Mar 6: Working journalists do not fall in the definition of employees under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act as they enjoy a special status, the Bombay High Court has said.Consequently, a complaint filed by a working journalist under this Act ...

The colours of Palestine are proudly on display at George Galloway's campaign headquarters next to a former Suzuki car showroom in Rochdale. The flyers bearing his face on the railings outside? Black, white and green. The giant poster next to them? Black, white and green. The leaflets stacked on ...

What is it with Rochdale? This former textile town on the outskirts of Greater Manchester used to be known as the birthplace of Gracie Fields and a punchline on the end of the classified football results read by James Alexander Gordon.Rochdale, NIL.It was also famous as the parliamentary seat ...

“George Galloway all the way!” cried Ali Dar, the assistant manager of Rochdale Chunky Chicken. “He came here a few days ago, he went in all the shops, and every person, even on social media, is voting for him. I voted last time Labour, but this time: definitely George ...