Sheffield home to Boeing’s first European manufacturing facility
29 October 2018
Boeing's first European manufacturing facility has opened in Sheffield. Despite the doom-mongers, substantial investment in Britain continues.
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Defend Brexit!
We the people voted to leave, but our vote is being frustrated. We must stand up, stand tall, and defend Brexit.
The EU barrier to control of our railways
Continued membership of the EU – and some pro-EU unions are pushing hard in that direction – would doom Britain’s railways to eternal privatisation.
Glasgow equal pay fight
Thousands of women workers, including cleaners, carers, learning support staff, and those in nurseries and administration walked out on 23 October on a two-day strike.
The punishment bloc
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Call for more student doctors
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Cuba's thriving biotech
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Brexit: self-confidence and renewal
The referendum took a giant step along the road to freedom. But the job is not finished. Achieving independence will require a change in our thinking.
Time for new rules
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How genome editing works
Genome editing involves the deliberate modification of a specific sequence of DNA in a living cell.
Take control for a future for biotech
Biotechnology will be at the heart of the future of medicine and agriculture, as well as several other industries. But will it be at the centre of British industry?