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How consecutive Conservative governments destroyed union rights – a timeline of the UK's anti-strike laws since the 1970s

Rishi Sunak’s government is attempting to introduce tough new laws that would further limit the right to take industrial action amid continuing strikes in the UK.

The Conversation

Do you have 'short sleeper syndrome'? Truth behind '4 hours a night' claims from celebs

Most adults need seven to nine hours sleep per night, however some well-known people claim to need far less including Elon Musk, Barak Obama and famously Margaret Thatcher

Daily Mirror

Strikes: why teachers in England and Wales are set to take industrial action

The National Education Union (NEU), the largest education union in Europe, has announced that its teacher members in England and Wales have overwhelmingly voted for strike action.

The Conversation

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Glasgow teachers warn colleagues are struggling to feed families as strike begins

A protest was held in George Square as teachers in Glasgow went out on strike on Monday in a dispute over pay, with many saying they felt they had no choice except strike action due to the current cost of living crisis.

Glasgow Live

Those on the left fell for the property dream too

Letters: It wasn’t just Tories who were too weak to resist the call of individualistic profit, says Angele David-Guillou. Plus letters from Geoffrey Payne and Stephen Hill

The Guardian - UK

The Grudge: England vs Scotland rivalry revisited including match that changed history

Scotland's last Grand Slam success was decided by a Calcutta Cup clash for the ages in 1990, when politics and off-field tensions with England meant there was a lot more than a rugby result at stake

Daily Mirror

It isn’t strikes putting us all at risk – it’s Tory cuts

Letters: Nick Watts, Sharon Mills and John Robinson on striking healthcare workers and the damage done to the NHS by Conservative neglect

The Guardian - UK

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Paul Johnson, UK historian and champion of Thatcher, dies

British author, historian and journalist Paul Johnson, who shifted his allegiances from the left to support Margaret Thatcher and Conservative causes, has died after a long illness, his son has announced on social media

The Independent UK

Paul Johnson obituary

Prolific journalist and historian who shifted allegiance from the left of Labour to become an ardent Thatcher supporter

The Guardian - UK

A lesson for Sunak: when the Tories take on striking workers, they don’t always win

The prime minister is pitting the public against trade unionists — forgetting that, in millions of cases, they are the same people, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak trying to 'outdo Thatcher' as Tories push 'extreme' anti-strike law

The UK Government has proposed legislation which could allow employers to sue unions and sack workers if they did not provide a certain level of service.

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon vows to fight anti-strike bill 'every step of the way'

BUSINESS secretary Grant Shapps has presented anti-strike legislation to the Commons which will require some public service employees to continue…

The National (Scotland)

The Thatcherites hounding Sunak over strikes forget one thing: she picked her battles

MPs want the prime minister to win the health and rail disputes. But his options are limited, says Katy Balls, political editor of the Spectator

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak's silence on use of private health care over NHS speaks volumes

Few in Scotland were fans of Thatcher – but Record View says at least she gave a straight answer on this point.

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Daily Mirror

'Rishi Sunak is a fool if he does not reach a deal with workers taking strike action'

Nurses, ambulance crews, railway workers and public sector staff have taken - and still intend to take - industrial action in recent months

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak considered union ban for thousands of key staff – leaked emails

Internal messages reveal proposals described as potentially ‘the biggest attack on workers’ rights and freedoms’ for generations

Daily Mirror

'Great divide in our country has never been greater after 13 years of elitist rule'

Brian Reade says that under the Tories, we have witnessed Britain stagnate economically and intellectually, becoming insular, divided and broken - and the divide in our country is now huge

Wales Online

'Today is not like the 1980s, Rishi Sunak's bid to break the unions is wrong and will fail': Shipton

Rishi Sunak’s bid to introduce new anti-union laws is doomed to failure, argues Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton

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Liverpool Echo

Surprising number of Tory MPs who come from Merseyside

Merseyside only has one Tory MP but many politicians with links to our city have risen up through the Conservative Party

Daily Mirror

Netflix star Gillian Anderson 'haunted by Margaret Thatcher ghost' after The Crown role

TV and movie star Gillian Anderson, 54, has revealed she can't get the Iron Lady out of her head after portraying Margaret Thatcher in the popular Netflix show The Crown

Daily Mirror

Vivienne Westwood's most punk moments - including knickerless flash at Buckingham Palace

Dame Vivienne Westwood gave birth to the punk movement and continued challenging the status quo throughout her five decade career

Liverpool Echo

How Liverpool went from seven streets to a city of world firsts

Liverpool's journey from a small borough to a major, bustling city

The Guardian - UK

The ‘who said it’ quiz of the year! Who claimed to break the rules without knowing – and who enraged social media?

Here are some of 2022’s most memorable quotes on Ukraine, the Queen and Trump, but can you remember who said them?

Wales Online

Couple split opinion with plans to name unborn child Thatcher

The couple from the United States said they had never heard of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher but, given her divisive tenure, they asked Reddit users to suggest alternative names

Daily Mirror

Mum divides opinion after falling in love with 'Thatcher' as baby name

The parent-to-be had been hoping to name her bundle of the joy Thatcher, but both the mum and her husband became concerned after realising it holds political connotations

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