OK. It’s only February and so far this year…
Tesco have backed down and agreed to pay the people referred to them. Many other employers have pulled out of the workfare scheme.
The government’s Higher Education White Paper has been shelved.
Fred Goodwin has been stripped of his knighthood, and Stephen Hester was forced to turn down a £1 million bonus.
The electricians won their campaign to stop Balfour Beatty forcing them onto rotten contracts. They’re now campaigning to get other firms to do the same.
Edd Bauer – a student activist persecuted for unfurling a banner on a road near Lib Dem conference – had his charges dropped.
The government is in disarray over the NHS bill.
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