The UK general election has thrown the spotlight on the electoral system because the result was “the most disproportional on record”, according to Darren Hughes, the chief executive of the Electoral Reform Society. He said: “We have already had a growing chorus of calls for PR [proportional representation] in the aftermath.” Nigel Farage, the Reform...
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Dyson to cut up to 1,000 jobs in major UK restructure
Dyson is planning to axe as many as 1,000 of its UK jobs as part of a major restructuring, the vacuum cleaner manufacturer has announced. The job losses would amount to more than a quarter of its UK workforce. The engineering giant, based in Wiltshire and founded by entrepreneur Sir James Dyson, told staff in...
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Vacuum-cleaner maker Dyson to axe up to 1,000 jobs in UK
Vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson announced Tuesday plans to cut about 1,000 jobs, or more than a quarter of its workforce, in Britain as part of a global restructuring. The company, founded by James Dyson, the inventor of the bagless cleaner, employs 3,500 people in Britain, including at its R&D center in Malmesbury, west England. Chief...
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Miloco Studios – Bookings & Admin Assistant (UK) – Music Business Worldwide
Position: Bookings & Admin AssistantSalary: £DoELocation: Miloco Studios HQ, Bermondsey, LondonContract: Full Time, Permanent (Office-Based) Overview Working from our Leroy Street HQ within the bookings and finance teams, you will be responsible for fielding enquiries, managing our backend bookings systems, liaising with clients, and coordinating sessions across the studios on our roster. There will also...
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‘Levelling up’ phrase to be erased, says minister
6 days ago By Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondent • Kate Whannel, Political reporter PA Media The new Labour government is replacing the words “levelling up” with “local government” in the department’s name and ministerial titles, minister Jim McMahon has said. Levelling up – a promise to reduce geographical inequality – was a key part of Boris Johnson’s successful 2019...
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Keir Starmer: Tata Steel jobs talks for first Wales visit as PM
3 hours ago By Mark Palmer, BBC News PA Media Sir Keir Starmer is due to meet Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething Sir Keir Starmer will visit Wales on Monday for the first time since becoming prime minister, with talks focusing on steel job cuts. He will meet First Minister Vaughan Gething at the Senedd amid concern...
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Why history will judge former UK PM Rishi Sunak kindly
“I have given this job my all,” said Rishi Sunak in his farewell address as British Prime Minister on the steps of 10 Downing Street and that is likely to be how he goes down in history. As the UK’s first leader of Indian heritage, the first Hindu and the first of non-white ethnicity, the...
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Tata Steel job losses in focus as Keir Starmer-led UK govt takes over, union suspends strike | Mint
The newly elected UK government indicated on Sunday that it was focused on preventing job losses at Tata Steel. The Keir Starmer-led administration is reportedly in talks with the company. Up to 2,800 people can lose their jobs in the coming months as Britain’s biggest steel producer begins closing two of its carbon-intensive blast furnaces....
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Fast Track awards Grant | ArtsHub UK – Arts Industry News, Jobs & Career Advice
Support of up to £500 to help you seize an opportunity Sometimes, opportunities will present themselves that can have a lasting, positive impact on your career as a musician. Whether it’s a short course, investing in new software, or taking opportunities to record, release or perform that help you to fulfil your ambition, our Fast Track support is here...
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CIRCA PRIZE 2024 | ArtsHub UK – Arts Industry News, Jobs & Career Advice
Like the instant before an arrow breaks free from the bow, we find ourselves in a moment of nervous anticipation. Today (5 June 2024), Marina Abramović and Ai Weiwei announce the return of the CIRCA PRIZE 2024, with an open call for artists to win £40,000. Now in its fourth consecutive year, the prize aims to discover, platform...
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UK election: Why the new Labour Government will be good for UK banking jobs. Why it won’t
In the days before today’s UK election results and the country’s ejection of the first ever British prime minister with a previous career at Goldman Sachs, there was a waft of excitement around London banking jobs. Get Morning Coffee ☕ in your inbox. Sign up here. Bloomberg reported earlier this week that Shore Capital had hired five...
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International report – Does the UK’s change of leaders spell better relations with the EU?
The EU on Friday congratulated Keir Starmer on Labour’s election win in Britain, with European Council President Charles Michel calling it “historic”. But Labour’s landslide victory doesn’t mean that London will turn back the clock on Brexit. Keir Starmer has pledged to “make Brexit work” and seek “an ambitious” security pact with the the European...