Last weeks latest ‘flight of fancy’ by International Trade Secretary Liam Fox and his Brexit team (cheered on by the pro-Brexit media) that the UK has held informal talks on joining the Trans-Pacific…Read more…
“All we want is democracy for all” Newham Mayoral Trigger
In last weeks letter page of the “Newham Recorder”. Cllr John Whitworth argues that following the unfairness and wrongdoing in the previous flawed process there should be an open selection to be the Labour Candidate in the 2018 Newham Mayoral local ele…Read more…
Councillor Report 3.1.17 – “Could we become Haringey Development Vehicle (HDV) Two?”
This is my latest written report (previous one 7 December 2017).
Council Issues
Meeting with Senior Council officers
13 December. I met again with other concerned backbench Councillors senior officers at Newham Dockside to discuss and examine reports…Read more…
The ghost of the Mechanical Turk
Digital microwork exploits occupation, war & neoliberalism to extract the cheapest labour possible…Read more…
Swindon Advertiser journalists strike
Congratulations to the Adver journalists on having the courage to take industrial action. For the younger ones amongst them this will be the first time they have taken strike action. They would not have done so without having genuine grievances. Someti…Read more…
Govt chaos causes car slump
Brexit uncertainty and confusion over the government’s diesel policies were among the main reasons to blame for the latest figures showing car sales fell by 5.7 per cent in 2017. Last month…Read more…
‘Dirty loos’ strike
Six schools in Hackney will be left dirty and with rubbish piling up as cleaners gear up for five days of strike action in a dispute over the ‘outrageous’ failure to pay proper holiday rates. …Read more…
Something Is Calling Now, Move On
– Poem by Hardial Bains – Change, in the air, Change everywhere, Seasons change Change repetition In the life of an individual In the society, terrestrial changes All and more…Read more…
The Here and the Now
– Ideological Studies Centre – […] In our theoretical work, we have fidelity to the ensemble of human relations and to what is being revealed by these indispensable relations, most…Read more…
Good work is good for you
In 2017 TUC Northern trained a huge 555 Health Advocates, creating a total network of well over 2000 in the northern region.Read more…
Rebalancing the Economy
As we move into 2018, rebalancing the economy and reducing regional inequality must be the number one priority for all in the region, business leaders, politicians and trade unionists.Read more…
Rerun of Newham Mayoral Trigger for local elections 2018
I was really pleased to receive this email this evening even if I think that some of the information is unfortunately inaccurate, it is a welcome start to uniting the Party, doing the right thing and will indeed hopefully help deliver a successful camp…Read more…
Winter crisis
Both prime minister Theresa May and health secretary Jeremy Hunt apologised this week after announcing that all non-urgent operations – more than 50,000 – would be cancelled till the end of the month…Read more…
Colman’s to close
Unite urged Unilever to look again at its business case, following today’s (January 4) announcement that two centuries of Colman’s Mustard production in Norwich will end in 2019. The union…Read more…
Fat Cat Thursday
On the third working day of the year, spare a moment to think of Britain’s fat cats, who have now earned more than the annual salary of an average UK worker. Today (January 4) is “Fat Cat…Read more…
UNISON members’ work on flood prevention and relief recognised
New Year Honours list includes MBEs for members working for the Environment Agency to protect the country from floods
The article UNISON members’ work on flood prevention and relief recognised first…Read more…
‘Shameful’ decision
The bosses at Cummins Generator Technologies in Stamford have been accused of ‘ducking and diving’ over a request for an impact assessment on the Lincolnshire economy if the company sheds 300 jobs….Read more…
NHS cash boost call
The continual failure of ministers to address the proper funding of the NHS is plunging the health service into a deep crisis – in the year that the NHS celebrates its 70th anniversary. …Read more…
Unison Branch AGMS February 2018
The branch is now taking food orders for all members who wish to attend one of our two AGMS: Monday 12 February 2018 at 1pm – City Central Library Monday 19 February 2018 at 12.30 pm – Windsor Room, Civic … Continue reading →Read more…
‘Held to ransom’
As the biggest fare increase in half a decade came into force this week, the TUC has found that UK commuters spend up to 5 times as much of their salary on rail fares as other Europeans. Fares…Read more…