The so-called “winter of discontent’ describes the period between November 1978 and February 1979, when there were widespread strikes carried out by private, and later public, sector trade unions in the pursuit of pay rises for their members. Of...
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The coronavirus pandemic appears to be at an end; vaccines have had an effect, and restrictions are being eased more and more as the year progresses. But despite the slow return to life as usual for many people, the coronavirus figures can still be...
If you are an avid follower of the MotoGP scene, you’ll be very happy that we are now into the 2021/2022 racing season and with superstars such as Mark Marquez, Jack Miller and Fabio Quartararo fighting it out on the world’s best race tracks, the...
The SUV has already carved out a lot of the UK vehicle market and for very good reason; the sports utility vehicle really does tick all the boxes from a driver’s perspective. The Jeep brand has always been in high regard in the industry, with an...
Very few business executives have predicted that a virus would lead to worldwide devastation in 2020. Just about four months after the first official reports of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, more than three million cases have been confirmed...
Pixabay June 26th is Bring Your Dog To Work Day across the UK. Given that most people are still working from home or on leave in light of the current global crisis, every day right now is Bring Your Dog to Work Day if you’re a pet owner. But...
The decision taken by Britain to leave the European Union in June 2016 caused more than a few jitters in the UK property market. The unprecedented step taken by Britain to divorce their continental partners justifiably spooked investors, who began...
There exist many ancient man-made monuments and landmarks around the world that modern historians simply cannot deduce the exact purpose of: the Nazca Lines in Peru, the ruined city of Teotihuacan, and of course Stonehenge. The debates have been...
There are some fantastic deals to be found on student accommodation throughout the UK. But, perhaps as an inevitable side effect of the private sector taking on a lot of the business, the country as a whole remains one of the most expensive places...
The fight is far from over and it still remains one of the largest causes of preventable chronic disease in modern society, but we are starting to take the fight to cigarettes and to make a healthier society because of it. In fighting smoking, few...
