Last month, members of the public shared messages for all the public sector staff working over Christmas – and it’s been a huge hit
The article Thousands of people share film thanking public sector…Read more…
New year, new course, new you
It’s a new year, why not try one of UNISON’s courses for a new you?
The article New year, new course, new you first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
London Loop Walk: Section 10 – Moor Park to Elstree
On 25 January 2015 I started the London Loop walk, a 150 mile – 15 routes circular walk around London, thinking I would get it done by the end of that year. By end of 2016 I had only done 10 of the 15 “London Loop” walks.
The last one I did in 2016 wa…Read more…
Why liberal approaches to migration won’t work
While he was a member of the coalition government, Vince Cable was one of the main proponents of a liberal immigration policy, in particular arguing for greater openness to Indian migration as a necessary and even beneficial component of an EU-India tr…Read more…
Household debt is higher than in 2008, is history repeating?
The latest TUC figures on household debt show that consumer credit is still filling the gap left by anaemic wage growth. Data from the Bank of England shows that total consumer credit (that is excluding both mortgages and student loans) grew by 10.8% in November 2016 compared with a year before….Read more…
Newham Fabians Annual General Meeting 11 January & the National Fabians Society New Year Conference 14 Jan 2017
On Wednesday I am looking forward to the Newham Fabian AGM. See picture right from the last one I attended in 2011 (I think there was one in 2013 but none since).
Hat tip photos Dan McCurry.
I think you can still join for £7 and attend.
“Newham Fabians Annual General Meeting
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FIND A LOCAL WASPI GROUP – Women Against State Pension Inequality
WASPI – Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign
Women Against State Pension Inequality, an action group campaigning against the unfair changes to the State Pension Age imposed on women born in the 1950’s
FIND A LOCAL WASPI GROUP NEAR YOU
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Public sector employment under Labour, the Coalition and the current government
As we get used to writing “2017” on our letters, one of the fundamentals of UK politics hasn’t changed since (at least) 2010: Labour isn’t trusted on the economy. This seems to be as stubborn a public perception as belief in Conservative economic incompetence was for 15 years after the 1992 “Black…Read more…
Disenfranchising the electors of Eldene & Liden
Swindon Council is ruled by anti-democratic clique. They have imposed new parish councils on non-parished areas without any democratic mandate whatsoever and against considerable opposition. They have set a ridiculous deadline with the new parishes hav…Read more…
‘Skimming profits’ from workers’ pockets
Although nearly 700 firms have been fined a total £1.4m for paying staff below the minimum wage since 2013, MPs and Unite said today (January 6) that the penalties are not enough of a deterrent to…Read more…
Confidence vote for young
Defence firm BAE Systems is now offering a record number of high quality, highly paid apprenticeships and last week committed to offering hundreds more this year. At the moment, the…Read more…
A ‘fair slice of the pie’?
Greedy FTSE 100 bosses made more money during the first two and half days of 2017 than most people earn all year, new research has found. Fat Cat directors on a rate of more than £1,000 an…Read more…
Israel cannot be both a ‘Jewish state’ and a democratic one
“So the settler agenda is defining the future of Israel. And their stated purpose is clear. They believe in one state: greater Israel. In fact, one prominent minister, who heads a pro-settler party, declared just after the U.S. election – and I quote – “the era of the two-state solution is over,”…Read more…
Councillor Report to West Ham Ward 5 Jan 2017
Councillor Report to Ward WEST HAM WARD LABOUR PARTY
tel: 0203 373 2615 or email John.Gray@newham.gov.uk
Report to Ward Meeting 5 January 17
Apologies that I have not submitted a written report since October but I have made verbal reports to meeting…Read more…
NHS England to recognise HCSA:
TUC welcomes NHS England recognition for doctors’ union 4 January 2017 Commenting on today’s announcement by the Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) that they have received…Read more…
Unions to meet to consider strike action for nuclear workers
Unions to meet on 9 January to consider strike action over £660m broken promises on pensions for 16,000 nuclear workers 05 January 2017 GMB, UNITE, PROSPECT AND ASLEF NUCLEAR INDUSTRY UNIONS MEETING…Read more…
‘Cause for concern’
Today’s (Thursday January 5) announcement that the Royal Mail has started a consultation process on the future of its pension plan is ‘a matter of concern’, Unite said. The Royal Mail said it…Read more…
BA: New strike dates
Unite cabin crew members working for British Airways ‘mixed fleet’ have announced a 48-hour strike starting Tuesday January 10, after the airline refused to extend the mandate of the strike vote to…Read more…
ASOS exec pay in the spotlight
I blogged last month about the ASOS AGM results, which still puzzle me a little, but the big takeaway was a significant shareholder vote against the company’s remuneration report.
Well, today we can see there are good reasons for shareholders and othe…Read more…
“Peoples and Pensions: a decent retirement for all” TUC conference 1 February 2017
I booked a place this morning via Eventbrite Hat tip Tim Sharp
“Virtually all aspects of pensions will come under scrutiny in 2017. We can expect the outcome of a review of state pension age, a Green Paper on defined benefit pensions, and a revi…Read more…