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May twists and turns
ON TUESDAY Theresa May (who at the time of writing at least, was still Prime Minister) announced yet another “new deal” on the long-delayed departure of Britain from the European Union (EU). This is no more likely to meet with success than her umpteen other efforts. Her desperate attempts to reconcile the warring factions within her own party and to win parliamentary approval from the opposition benches speedily unravelled.
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May twists and turns
Blacklisting
UNITE the union and its lawyers Thompsons and OH Parsons have announced that it has settled its current long-running blacklisting case against the construction companies that systematically ruined the lives of their workers. As a result, 53 blacklisted workers will receive over £1.9 million in compensation from the companies who were responsible for making workers unemployed.
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Blacklisting