Thousands of Revenue and Customs workers will go on strike tomorrow in the latest phase of months of industrial action by civil servants in a row over...
The next generation face being in their 50s before they have paid off their student loans and in their 60s before they are mortgage free, research sug...
The Government sparked a fresh clash with unions after pressing ahead with its controversial reforms of public sector pensions ahead of a new strike b...
The government has insisted that the pension deal offered to teachers is "as good as it gets" as thousands of teachers and lecturers prepare to stage ...
Teachers raised the prospect on Thursday of taking strike action over attempts to shorten holidays and lengthen the school day. The National Union ...
Public and civil servants could take strike action after Easter in the bitter dispute over pensions, a union has announced. The Public and Commerci...
Unions representing millions of workers including teachers, civil servants, council and NHS staff, will launch an appeal on Monday after losing a lega...
The government faced continued resistance to its controversial public sector pension reforms when members of the biggest teachers' union continued to ...
The government's controversial reforms to public sector pensions may not save money in the long-term, according to a report from respected think tank ...
We work away our daylight hours with the hope of progressing, achieving and ultimately earning. We earn to provide for our futures and our children's futures. Retirement funds are not just mere savings accounts, they are idealogical in nature; we work hard now so that we can afford ourselves security in our old age, regardless of the fact that we may not live to enjoy it.
Two out of three doctors are prepared to strike over the government's planned changes to pensions, the British Medical Association (BMA) said on Wedne...
Leaders of the biggest civil service union today confirmed their rejection of the Government's final offer on public sector pensions and called for fr...
The government's hopes of resolving the bitter dispute over public sector pensions received a fresh blow today when leaders of tens of thousands of co...
One of the UK's largest teaching unions has rejected the government's proposals for the reform of the teachers' pension scheme. The National Associ...
I have been watching the debate on the future of public sector pensions with two hats on: the one of a self-made entrepreneur and the other as a member of the Greater Manchester Superannuation fund; a frozen relic of my time in Local Government.
Seven weeks ago, I reported to the House that in an effort to secure agreement, the Government was making a new offer to public service workers. De...
The government has announced its final offer on public sector pensions changes, after talks led to a broad agreement with most trade unions representi...
The PCS union representing hundreds of thousands of civil servants has rejected the government's latest offer for a public sector pensions settlement,...
A last ditch attempt by the government to secure an agreement on public sector pensions is likely to fail and risk more strikes, a union leader said o...
Regardless of your personal opinion on the man, Tony Blair has changed UK Politics for decades to come. If nothing else, he was and still is a great politician, I would hazard as to say greater than the original Teflon Don - Lord Mandilson.
Across the UK children weren't educated, trash wasn't collected and hospital patients weren't treated (one of the angles of 'socialised medicine' that wasn't covered during the furious Obama-care debates...)
When it comes to controversial humour, there can be a thin line between applause and society baying for your blood. Some celebrities, like Jeremy Clarkson and Frankie Boyle, make careers out of it whilst public figureheads should be exempt of it in their ambassadorial roles.
The BBC has apologised for Jeremy Clarkson's tongue-in-cheek comment that public sector strikers "should be shot". A BBC spokesman said: "The One ...
Tens of thousands of public sector workers are returning to work following the biggest walkout in a generation which brought disruption to schools, ho...
The Scottish Government has launched an attack on changes to public-sector pensions which saw about two million people strike across Britain in a day ...
