October is breast cancer awareness month, an annual campaign to raise awareness in a devastating disease which affects an estimated 1.5 million people (99% women) every year worldwide! Breast Cancer Awareness In the UK for example over 50,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer, it’s the second highest cause of death from cancer in UK […]
Breast Cancer Awareness 365 Days a Year
Should Ed Miliband Resign for the Sake of the Labour Party
With just 6 short months before the 2015 UK general election, Labour backbenchers are disquiet over Ed Miliband’s poor political performance resulting in the Chair of the parliamentary Labour party passing on backbencher complaints! Could this scupper Labour’s chances of a general election majority in 2015? The Labour leader Ed Miliband should be a shoe […]
New Star Wars Film Named The Force Awakens
John Lewis Christmas Ad Does it Again
What’s not to love about penguins and it would seem the department store John Lewis agrees This years John Lewis Christmas advertisement is to feature Monty the penguin. The TV ads from the famous department store are becoming a traditional part of the Christmas celebration here in the UK. It’s as ceremonious with Christmas as […]
Russia Ukraine Conflict : A New Cold War Begins?
The post World War II cold war between USSR (Russia) and the Western Bloc (the US and it’s NATO allies) ended over 20 years ago (early 1990s). Yet today with Russia officially an ally with it’s former political western adversaries has annexed the Crimean Peninsula and could be on the verge of a full scale […]
Treasury Minister Demands Petrol Price Guarantee
Guarantee demanded by Treasury Chief Secretary Danny Alexander Over concerns Petrol Price remains high when oil prices are low We’ve often heard Americans complain about fuel prices in the US, but if they saw the price of petrol here in the UK something tells me you would be bringing them round with smelling salts. The […]
EU Migrants Worth 5 Billion to UK Economy
More Drink Drivers to be Caught in Scotland
More Drink Drivers to be Caught When New Alcohol Limits are Lowered in Scotland at Christmas. Scotland are to lower it’s drink driving limit. The new legal levels when they come into force will be far lower than the rest of the UK. The Scottish parliament believe lowering the legal drink drive limit from the […]
Your Holiday Pay Could Include Overtime in the Near Future
The UK Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled on two cases related to the Eu Working Time Directive that working overtime should be taken into account when holiday pay is calculated. The UKs interpretation of the European Unions Working Time Directive has since 1998 resulted in unpaid overtime NOT being used in the holiday pay calculation […]