The Carpathia isn’t coming to rescue this government still swimming in the mire, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
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Inhuman traffic: the parking privateers
SOLOMON HUGHES exposes the firm running private traffic wardens with its eyes on the privatisation big leagues
As the RMT Health and Safety Conference takes place, the union is calling for urgent action on crisis of work-related stress, understaffing and the growing threat of workplace assaults. RMT leader EDDIE DEMPSEY explains
Current polling shows Scottish Labour faces a stark choice: break decisively with Westminster or continue its slide into irrelevance, warns VINCE MILLS
As discussions continue between the US and Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear enrichment programme, the suppression of internal dissent by the theocratic dictatorship grows. STEVE BISHOP reports.
Last weekend’s inaugural conference mixed warmth, unity and ambition with the unmistakable echo of old arguments. MATT KERR wonders whether the fledgling party’s difficulties can be overcome
The US president’s career is defined by a consistent use of racist tropes and provocation. Why are world leaders so silent over his repeated vitriolic prejudice, asks ROGER McKENZIE
NSL is a leading — if little known — British privatiser. Its latest accounts admit a big truth about privatisation: NLS says there is “no significant” threat of “competition” right now. Competition only “could possibly” be an issue in the “long term.” NSL isn’t worried about competition: instead its thinks its workers getting better wages is a “principal risk.”
NSL’s accounts show it is a big-ish beast. It has a £155m turnover and 3,725 staff. NSL’s slogan is “Delivering and managing outsourced services in regulated public environments” — that’s not exactly snappy, so I’ll explain. NSL was part of the giant car parking company, National Car Parks.
It broke away in 2007: NSL decided to profit from the long running push for councils to privatise their services.
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