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New figures show the Government’s refusal to extend furloughing is putting another 11,500 jobs in Crawley at risk. For months we’ve called for targeted support, backed by Labour nationally, to safeguard these local jobs in the hardest hit sectors. With 14,750 local jobs in air travel, hospitality and tourism, if the Government fails to act…
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New analysis by the Labour Party estimates that 11,500 people were still fully furloughed by their employer in the middle of August in Crawley. This means 44 per cent of workers in these constituencies who were moved onto the Government’s Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme (CJRS) in the early phase of the Covid-19 crisis remain fully…
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Housing figures released last week reveal in 2020 record numbers of people will require financial support from their parents to access housing. For members of one generation to be dependent upon handouts from the last is bad enough, the fact only better-off parents will be able to afford that support is just one of the…
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With Local Elections–including by-elections–banned until May 2021, you could be forgiven for having thought this was one year there would be no political changes at Crawley Borough Council. Surprisingly, that was not the case, with the resignations of two Labour councillors pushing the council into no overall control, so called because no party has the…
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In normal times, a local employer announcing a 600 job cut would be one of the year’s biggest stories. Yet, these redundancies come after thousands of local job losses already been announced by airlines, cargo handling companies, and travel firms. Every job lost is a family tragedy, particularly after the country has spent ten years…
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Some of the most important dates in Crawley’s Civic Calendar are focused on the military. From Armed Forces Day to Remembrance Sunday, Crawley residents come out to thank those who have served or are currently serving in the military. On such days, I often find myself remembering the words of famed socialist George Orwell: ‘people…
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Like many people, I’ve found that one of the few benefits of the pandemic has been the greater willingness of my employer to let me work from home. While there are both pros and cons to home working, one big advantage has been cutting out the time and cost of the daily commute, indeed remote…
