Socialist International

Lord Ashcroft announces the publication date of 19 August 2021 for his latest book, Red Knight: The Unauthorised Biography of Sir Keir Starmer

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021
British MPs, Labour Party, Socialist International, Legislators, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Leaders of the Labour Party, Official Opposition, Brexit, Keir Starmer

LONDON, July 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Read the two-part serialisation of Red Knight in the Mail on Sunday here (part 1) and here (part 2).

Key Points: 
  • At Westminster, he was swiftly elevated to the shadow Cabinet, and in April 2020 he became the leader of the Labour Party.
  • Starmer was the architect of Labour's second-referendum Brexit policy, which was considered a major factor in its worst electoral defeat for nearly a century.
  • Is he the voice of competence and moderation who can put his party back on the political map?
  • His books include Victoria Cross Heroes: Volumes I and II; Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron; White Flag?

PRI Records Net Underwriting Gain of Over $40 Million and Sees Earned Premium Growth in 2020 Following Launch of EmPRO

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Wednesday, March 31, 2021
General Health, Health, Professional services, Practice Management, Insurance, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Socialist International, Insurance, Physicians' Reciprocal Insurers, EmPRO

In addition, PRI saw a $34.7 million improvement to its surplus in 2020, which accumulates to over $275 million of surplus improvement over the past three and a half years.

Key Points: 
  • In addition, PRI saw a $34.7 million improvement to its surplus in 2020, which accumulates to over $275 million of surplus improvement over the past three and a half years.
  • PRI capitalized EmPRO with over $100 million in July 2020, with current PRI insureds transitioning to EmPRO when policies renew, and all new policies being written through EmPRO beginning October 1, 2020.
  • In the fourth quarter of 2020, EmPRO received more new submission flow than PRI received in any prior quarter since 2017, resulting in nearly $25 million of written premium.
  • PRI and EmPRO have successfully transitioned into growth mode, with overall premium growth driven by a 33% increase in healthcare premiums last year.

ANC and digiLED Form Strategic North American Distribution Partnership to Deliver Custom LED Solutions for Experiential Spaces

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Thursday, March 25, 2021
African National Congress, Socialist International, Organizations, Politics

PURCHASE, N.Y., March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Leading experience design and execution company ANC, and digiLED, global experts in LED video display technology, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership that makes ANC the exclusive North American distributor, integrator and service partner for digiLED's LED products, including the company's custom flexible LED, ultra-thin line of products and other experiential LED solutions.

Key Points: 
  • PURCHASE, N.Y., March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Leading experience design and execution company ANC, and digiLED, global experts in LED video display technology, today announced the formation of a strategic partnership that makes ANC the exclusive North American distributor, integrator and service partner for digiLED's LED products, including the company's custom flexible LED, ultra-thin line of products and other experiential LED solutions.
  • With digiLED and ANC, any experience you can imagine, we can deliver," said George Linardos, ANC President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • ANC has turned to digiLED products for nearly a decade when projects have required fine pitch, and custom thin or flexible LED.
  • digiLED boasts a friendly, knowledgeable, and professional team with unrivaled experience in the LED display screen industry.

Saskatchewan’s construction labour market poised to rebound

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Labour Party, Socialist International

OTTAWA, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saskatchewans construction and maintenance industry is poised to see a pronounced recovery in 2021 thanks to increases in new-housing construction and a robust public-sector capital spending plan, according to labour market data released today by BuildForce Canada.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, March 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saskatchewans construction and maintenance industry is poised to see a pronounced recovery in 2021 thanks to increases in new-housing construction and a robust public-sector capital spending plan, according to labour market data released today by BuildForce Canada.
  • In 2020, there were approximately 5,800 women employed in Saskatchewans construction industry, of which nearly 38% worked directly on construction projects.
  • In 2020, Indigenous people accounted for approximately 11% of Saskatchewans total working-age population, and about 12% of its construction labour force.
  • Saskatchewans construction labour force is currently made up of approximately 8% new Canadians, compared with 12% across the provinces entire labour force.

PrimaryCareNOW Generates Record Digital Engagement

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Monday, October 26, 2020
Institutional Revolutionary Party, Socialist International

BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Pri-Med, a leader in continuing medical education, recently completed another successful edition of PrimaryCareNOW: A Pri-Med Virtual Conference, hosted live on Pri-Med.com on October 1516.

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Pri-Med, a leader in continuing medical education, recently completed another successful edition of PrimaryCareNOW: A Pri-Med Virtual Conference, hosted live on Pri-Med.com on October 1516.
  • Pri-Med has hosted at least one PrimaryCareNOW virtual conference in each month since May, generating more than 36,000 clinician registrations.
  • The success of these virtual conferences has helped Pri-Med drive an 80% year-over-year increase in CME/CE credit earners since October 2019.
  • "With more clinicians turning to digital education, we will continue to work with our expert faculty to develop timely, relevant programs, including additional PrimaryCareNOW and CardiologyNOW conferences."

South Africa Power Report 2020/21 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Monday, June 15, 2020
Energy, Other Energy, Utilities, Politics, African National Congress, Socialist International, Apartheid, Race and society

The "South Africa Power Report 2020/21" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "South Africa Power Report 2020/21" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Make sound investment decisions with African Energy's South Africa Power Report 2020/21 - a comprehensive guide to the risks, realities, opportunities and threats associated with entering South Africa's electricity industry.
  • Providing incisive insight, expert analysis and unrivalled data on African energy industries:
    How does COVID-19 and the credit rating downgrade impact on South Africa's economy and medium-term outlook?
  • After decades of dominance, are there early signs that the ruling ANC is losing its grip on power?

General Election 2019: full results and analysis

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
International Democrat Union, Labour Party, Socialist International, Conservative Party, Political parties, Political ideologies, United Kingdom by-election records, United Kingdom general election

House of Commons Library

Key Points: 
  • House of Commons Library

    This Commons Library Briefing Paper analyses the results of the 2019 General Election.

  • The 2019 General Election resulted in a Conservative victory.
  • The Labour Party won 202 seats and 32.1% of the vote, down from 262 seats and 40.0% of the vote in 2017.
  • This includes a dashboard showing election results by constituency.

Labour Day 2019: Unions seek to put fairness on the ballot

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Monday, September 2, 2019
Labour Party, Socialist International, Political parties, Political ideologies, Canadian Labour Congress

OTTAWA, Sept. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This Labour Day, Canadas unions are launching a campaign to make fairness a ballot box question in the October federal election.

Key Points: 
  • OTTAWA, Sept. 02, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This Labour Day, Canadas unions are launching a campaign to make fairness a ballot box question in the October federal election.
  • That means unions will be calling on Canadian workers to vote for candidates who support universal pharmacare, retirement security, climate action, equity and inclusion, and good jobs for everyone.
  • By launching a national campaign, A Fair Canada for Everyone, the CLC will be working with labour councils, federations of labour and unions across the country to advance the issues at stake for workers and their families.
  • To read details about what unions are calling for in this election, visit faircanadaforeveryone.ca

General Election 2017: full results and analysis

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Labour Party, Socialist International, Elections, Political parties, Political ideologies, United Kingdom general election

Tuesday, January 29, 2019This briefing paper contains detailed results and analysis of the 2017 General Election, held on 8th June. It provides election results by party & constituency, as well as analysis of voter trends, MP characteristics, and more.

Key Points: 
  • The 2017 General Election resulted in a hung Parliament, with no party winning an overall majority.
  • The Conservative Party won the largest number of seats and votes, taking 317 seats and 42.3% of the vote,up from 36.8% in 2015.
  • The Labour Party won 262 seats, and 40.0% of the vote, up from 232 seats and 30.4% of the vote in 2015.
  • Turnout was 68.8%, up from 66.3% in 2015, the highest General Election turnout since 1997.