The History of the Labour Party
Keith Laybourn traces the emergence of the Labour Party, its highs and lows and wonders if its forward march is now halted.
Ever since the Labour Party was formed as the Labour Representation Committee in 1900 it has been at the centre of intellectual and political debate. Writings on the Labour Party have been driven by two central questions: first, why did the Labour Party emerge in the early 20th century to replace the Liberal Party as the progressive party in British politics? Second, has the forward march of Labour been halted? The second of these has particular relevance since the recent election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour’s leader, which has rekindled divisive conflicts between Old and New Labour.
Business brief: Pruitt named associate administrator
By Special to The Dispatch 6 hours ago
Kayla Pruitt
COLUMBUS Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Administrator Paul Cade has announced that Kayla Pruitt, RN, MSN, has been named associate administrator. She replaces retiring Bill Lancaster, whose last day was April 2.
Pruitt will oversee the hospital’s rehabilitation services; food and nutrition services; respiratory, neurodiagnostics and sleep center; EMS/ambulance services; laboratory; cardiovascular services; housekeeping, security/safety and emergency management; and laundry.
In his 34 years at Baptist Golden Triangle, Lancaster supervised more than $89 million in construction and renovation projects, including the construction of the Outpatient Pavilion, the hospital’s Cancer Center, emergency department, critical care unit, five-story patient tower and the 30-bed Behavioral Health Unit. Under his leadership this year, the hospital has started work on a n
Lancaster Custom Crafted Upholstery, known for manufacturing high-end upholstery pieces, is now looking to expand its facility.
The 18,000 square feet facility has been operating for over 35 years. However, there is little room for the expansion that company owner Bill Lancaster would like to see.
Lancaster comes from a family of case goods workers. Following the footsteps of his grandfather and great-grandfather, Lancaster carried his family s teachings with him to Guilford Technical Community College, where he studied furniture design. That s where I got my knowledge and from there built a business.
According to Lancaster, the company does a lot of custom furniture orders and prides itself on the ability to do so.
Mar. 4—ARCHDALE — Economic developers say they're optimistic that potential financial assistance from local governments will help convince a longtime local upholstered furniture manufacturer to move forward with a proposed expansion. The Archdale City Council and Randolph County Board of Commissioners recently authorized a $66,500 incentives offer for Lancaster Customworks Inc., which is .