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A new winter of discontent? UK sees mass strike action amid cost-of-living crisis

The United Kingdom is experiencing a wave of strikes on a scale not seen since the 1980s under then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. With double-digit inflation, the spiralling cost-of-living crisis means that those on stagnating and low salaries, especially public sector workers, are struggling to make ends meet. This Wednesday, half…

France 24

Rishi Sunak branded 'lightweight Thatcher tribute act' by veteran trade union boss

Former TUC General Secretary John Monks told the Mirror there has been a dislike of trade unions within the Tories ever since Margaret Thatcher succeeded Ted Heath in 1975

Daily Mirror

Sylvia Syms obituary

Actor who starred in films of the 1950s and 60s including Ice Cold in Alex and went on to a long career in supporting roles

The Guardian - UK

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Another prime minister who just wouldn’t belt up

Brief letters: Seatbelt etiquette | Serious tennis calls | Bean counting | Hospital health

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove briefly meets one mayor at northern conference

Levelling up secretary talks of ‘partnership’ in speech but has little time to hear local leaders’ concerns

The Guardian - UK

Gove evokes spirit of Thatcherism to help boost levelling-up agenda

Mr Gove said he wanted to see devolution powers deepen and expand to other areas.

The Independent UK

Spirit of Thatcherism can help level up the North, says Gove

The Cabinet minister was speaking at the Convention of the North in Manchester.

The Independent UK

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'Stunned silence' as ex-teacher wastes away on benefits in award-winning Manchester film

'After the closing credits rolled the audience just sat in stunned silence'

Manchester Evening News

London’s new Centre for British Photography: ‘You can chart the change in the nation through its photographs’

James and Claire Hyman have opened a space to display their major collection of UK work: “It’s not a nationalist view of British photography”

Evening Standard

‘Wheeler-dealer’ Boris Johnson and his tricky relationship with money

That former PM secretly secured a loan of up to £800k no surprise as financial reliance on others stretches back many years

The Guardian - UK

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

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.

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The Guardian - UK

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

Daily Mirror

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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

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

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The Guardian - 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

Daily Record

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.

The National (Scotland)

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 Guardian - UK

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

Daily Record

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.

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

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