A member of the House of Lords asked a senior British diplomat to help a Ghanaian goldmining venture in which he held shares, claiming it was “in the UK national […]
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The life and career of Sir Bill O’Brien, the former Labour MP, who has died aged 96, could easily have been adapted by any self-respecting novelist to provide a snapshot […]
Read MoreTin mining to return to Cornwall after Reeves makes £29m investment
Tin mining is poised for a comeback in Cornwall after the UK government invested almost £29m to reopen the county’s last tin mine, creating more than 1,000 jobs in the […]
Read MoreBlue gold: how a Ghana mine’s troubles hit workers and UK politicians – and could cost British taxpayers
In late 2020, amid the economic maelstrom unleashed by Covid-19, there were few better places to be than sitting on top of a goldmine. In Ghana, the west African country […]
Read MoreThe confrontation at Orgreave: a visual timeline
1984 17 June 7pm A meeting is held at Silverwood Miners Welfare, in Rotherham. Arthur Scargill in 1984. Photograph: Jane Bown Scargill, now president of the National Union of Mineworkers […]
Read MoreWinter fuel payments U-turn likely to lead to higher taxes or other welfare cuts, says IFS director – as it happened
Winter fuel payments U-turn likely to lead to higher tax, or alternative benefit cuts, says IFS director The Treasury says restoring the winter fuel payments for most pensioners will cost […]
Read MoreNigel Farage’s pitch for Welsh elections: bring back coalmining
Nigel Farage has demanded the reopening of domestic coalmines to provide fuel for new blast furnaces, arguing that Welsh people would happily return to mining if the pay was sufficiently […]
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