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The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom that has been described as an alliance of social democrats, democratic socialists and trade unionists. The Labour Party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum. In all general elections since 1922, Labour has been either the governing party or the Official Opposition. There have been six Labour prime ministers and thirteen Labour ministries.
The party was founded in 1900, having grown out of the trade union movement and socialist parties of the 19th century. It overtook the Liberal Party to become the main opposition to the Conservative Party in the early 1920s, forming two minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in the 1920s and early 1930s. Labour served in the wartime coalition of 1940–1945, after which Clement Attlee's Labour government established the National Health Service and expanded the welfare state from 1945 to 1951. Under Harold Wilson and James Callaghan, Labour again governed from 1964 to 1970 and 1974 to 1979. In the 1990s, Tony Blair took Labour to the centre as part of his New Labour project which governed under Blair and then Gordon Brown from 1997 to 2010.
The Labour Party currently forms the Official Opposition in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, having won the second-largest number of seats in the 2019 general election. The leader of the party and leader of the opposition is Keir Starmer. Labour is the largest party in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), being the only party in the current Welsh government. The party is the third-largest in the Scottish Parliament, behind the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Conservatives. Labour is a member of the Party of European Socialists and Progressive Alliance, and holds observer status in the Socialist International. The party includes semi-autonomous London, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish branches, however it supports the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) in Northern Ireland, while still organising there. As of July 2021, Labour has around 430,000 registered members, one of the largest memberships of any party in Europe.

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  1. W

    Amazing how many customers confuse min labour charge with a call-out charge.

    When you tell them on the phone that there is a minimum labour charge of £xx (usually if the job is small and quick) some will say, "Oh, there's a £xx call-out charge?" Tempting to call their bluff and say "That's right. The job will be extra."
  2. K

    Customer - quote for new boiler element

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  3. Best

    Well that's the Labour Party finished!

    Just heard Jeremy Corburn has been elected leader. Yes, that IRA/Sinn Fein supporting gentleman. Not to leave out Hamas and others of course. Safe to predict he will get nowhere for the Labour Party. How come these mad lefties are "for the people", but only certain people?
  4. R

    Policy on supply and fit vs labour only

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  5. C

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  6. J

    Labour only quote

    Evening chaps, just been asked to swap a combi where the cust has already bought the boiler. Have not seen the job and as its quite far away I gave him a rough price of £500 I would supply pipe and fittings and a flush and inhibitor. Told him that if anything extra required e.g. gas supply...
  7. T

    CIS Scheme

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  8. R

    2015 Labour rate survey

    Hi All We are in the process of gathering data for our 2015 "state of the trade" survey, in conjunction with Heating & plumbing magazine. We have run this for many years now, and publish the results in the mag and online - including on this forum. Our aim is to provide plumbing and...
  9. L

    prehaps labour and snp should read this ?

    For those of you reciting the 'Tories defend the rich' argument, read this. It's worth it, I assure you. Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to £100... If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this... The first...
  10. T

    subcontracting and materials

    what do people generally think is acceptable to be expected to provide in terms of materials on site for subcontracting work. Reason i ask is there is a firm offering me some installs with most materials provided, i.e. boiler and copper, but want me to provide all waste pipe and fittings. I...
  11. C

    Labour only installations?

    Hi,great forum, loads of very good information on here. I would just like to get some opinions from installers in the trade. Do you ever do installations where the customer supply's the boiler,rads etc & just charge for your labour or do you generally supply & fit the products yourself. The...
  12. M

    Labour needed in Reading.

    Hi, Im after some labour for a job coming up soon in Reading, probably within the next week or 2. Im based in Kent and its a title out of my working area so thats why Im asking on here. Its a nice little job, probably 12 or so days work spread over 10 weeks so would be ideal for someone who...
  13. M

    Labour needed in Reading.

    Hi, Im after some labour for a job coming up soon in Reading, probably within the next week or 2. Im based in Kent and its a title out of my working area so thats why Im asking on here. Its a nice little job, probably 12 or so days work spread over 10 weeks so would be ideal for someone...
  14. J

    Pricing for jobs?

    Hey people. Currently coming to the end of my NVQ level 2 and hoping to move on to my NVQ level 3 soon after. One thing I've always wondered about is how to price for work? Starting to pick up hobbles here and there and getting asked for quotes all the time. Thing is I've never been with my...
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    Sensible labour charges working away from home

    Hi guys have just returned back home after two nights working away from home was working in Glasgow. Travelled Monday afternoon worked Tuesday and Wednesday travelled back to Arran Wednesday afternoon. Digs and food paid for.What would be a reasonable rate to charge my hourly rate on Arran is...
  16. W

    How much would you charge for 3 hours labour on a sat?

    Did £110. South East. Not hard/stressful work.
  17. P

    Fair Price To Pay Sub Contractors

    Hello What would be fair price to pay subbies i was thinking 40% labour i pay all google ads, leaflets, newspaper ad etc costs myself and all admin ) for: system chemical flush system to combi upgrade install vertical flue install rads power flush trv installation install...
  18. R

    Sponsored thread - Williams & Co 2014 state-of-the-trade and labour rates survey

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  19. E

    Calibration / repair

    Sent mine in for repair & service today ,, nice £185 inc , bill to pay
  20. M

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