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The New Year: Fight for the Rights of All – Out with the Old and In with the New

Jan 4, 2015By Rtuc's Blog

A New Direction for the Economy Social Inequality and the Necessity to Restrict Monopoly Right As 2014 comes to a close, one of the greatest concerns facing people is the growing social inequality…Read more…

Jan 4, 2015Rtuc's Blog

Why is Housing the dog that never has its political day?

Jan 3, 2015By John's Labour blog

It was pretty depressing to read “Inside Housing” last week and see that housing is not in the voters top 10 priorities for the general election.

For someone who works in social housing and whose case work as a Councillor is mainly about overcrowding …Read more…

Jan 3, 2015John's Labour blog

Magna Carta and Social Security

Jan 3, 2015By Touchstone blog

This year (15 June) we’ll mark the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta. The commemorations will include a TV documentary, a Magna Carta cycle trail, a visit by 800 American lawyers and, I kid you not, a new roundabout on the A308. A lot of the people I usually agree with will be…Read more…

Jan 3, 2015Touchstone blog

The compelling case against TTIP

Jan 3, 2015By UNISON Active

#StopTTIP John Hilary, Executive Director of War on Want, sets out the case against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) – the proposed trade agreement between the European Union…Read more…

Jan 3, 2015UNISON Active

A Symphony for the New World by Sam Silva

Jan 3, 2015By UNISON Active

Huge expressive violins

in symphonies of meat and work

and struggle

on the farm

or in the factory

made for the record player

to spin in sin

against tobacco smoke

perfuming night

while…Read more…

Jan 3, 2015UNISON Active

A few New Years thoughts on corporate governance

Jan 2, 2015By Labour And Capital

When I was at the TUC, we once got Brendan Barber on Newsnight as part of a slot on executive pay. I think this was around the time of the GlaxoSmithkline pay defeat in 2003, and I can remember Brendan arguing that shareholder votes on remuneration sho…Read more…

Jan 2, 2015Labour And Capital

Sign me up as a Labour supporter…fight the General Election (and pick the next London Mayor)

Jan 2, 2015By John's Labour blog

There is only 4 months and 5 days to go until the General Election. So this is going to be a busy, busy time for me and other Labour activists.

Part of my job as West Ham Labour agent and Chair of London UNISON Labour Link will be to encourage Labour …Read more…

Jan 2, 2015John's Labour blog

The Hazards of Duke

Jan 2, 2015By RandomPottins

DAVID DUKE STEVE SCALISEUNITED STATES Republican Party leaders can be pretty right-wing and even racialist these days, they can beat the drums for war abroad, while waging war on America’s own poor…Read more…

Jan 2, 2015RandomPottins

Wages fell £500 last year – 2015 needs a pay rise

Jan 1, 2015By Touchstone blog

Despite the recovery, 2014 has been another miserable year for living standards. The average wage is now worth £50 a week less than when the government came to power. And current policies offer little relief. The Office for Budgetary Responsibility forecast, released with the Autumn Statement,…Read more…

Jan 1, 2015Touchstone blog

Happy New Year 2015 – Blwyddyn Newydd Dda

Jan 1, 2015By John's Labour blog

Picture of Bardsey, the Island of 20,000 Saints, Llyn Peninsular, New Years Day 2011 Read more…

Jan 1, 2015John's Labour blog

A Tale of Two New Year Messages

Jan 1, 2015By UNISON Active

A comparison of the New Year messages issued by the CBI and the TUC reveals a far more assertive and upbeat mood from the employers organisation. The CBI Director General John Cridland sets his stall…Read more…

Jan 1, 2015UNISON Active
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