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The Court of Appeal in Kano has drastically reduced the sentence of Mubarak Bala, imprisoned President of the Nigerian Humanist Association, from 24 years to five. The judges unanimously found that his original sentence for blasphemous Facebook posts was excessive and in contravention of the law. Bala has already been in prison for four years, so this… Read more »
The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) are set to launch their Bakers‘ Dozen manifesto that they and their members want to see introduced by the next UK Government. Aimed especially at the Labour Party, the Bakers‘ Dozen report and manifesto lays out 13 policy demands that would transform the lives of their members and working class people across… Read more »
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The basic state pension should gradually become more generous and less means-tested, paid for by an increase in the retirement age up to 69, Adair Turner said today. Announcing the final report of his long-awaited pension commission, Lord Turner also recommended the creation of a national pensions saving scheme (NPSS), to “use the power of… Read more »
British Gas engineers will take part in five 24-hour strikes in the coming weeks in a battle with the company over pension rights. It is estimated that up to 6,000 engineers will down tools on December 12th, 19th and 21st and January 6th and 9th. In addition, out-of-hours calls will not be handled from December… Read more »
