Instead of trying to discredit our analysis on household debt, the government needs to get a grip on a growing crisisRead more…
A good news story – Baby Maria is safe
Newham LondonVerified account @NewhamLondonFollowingFollowing @NewhamLondonMoreNewham London Retweeted Metropolitan PoliceMayor @rokhsanafiaz and @NewhamLondon thanks all residents who supported the search for missing Maria.Newham London add…Read more…
Debt mountain
The average British household now owes a massive £15,385 in unsecured debts, according to new research that found the country’s debt mountain has reached record heights. Unsecured household…Read more…
‘Smoke and mirrors’
A new NHS ten-year plan unveiled today (January 7) by prime minister Theresa May and NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens was lambasted by Unite as nothing more than a ‘smoke and mirrors’…Read more…
Review: Soviet Partisan 1941-44, by Nik Cornish
In some parts of Europe, the stunning victories enjoyed by Hitler’s armed forces resulted in docile, subservient populations that were keen to avoid any further trouble. Whole countries…Read more…
Mark Thomas gives the NHS a comedy check-up
Britain’s best-known political comedian considers the state of the NHS in its 70th year – and ponders its future
The article Mark Thomas gives the NHS a comedy check-up first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Police staff members agree pay offer
The 2% pay rise in England and Wales will be backdated to 1 September 2018
The article Police staff members agree pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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Car sales ‘cliff edge’
Nearly 6,000 car industry jobs have been lost since 2016 according to new figures revealing the challenges now facing the UK automotive sector, which has seen another year of declining sales. …Read more…
NHS staffing challenges won’t be solved without money, says UNISON
Commenting today (Monday) on the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS in England, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Finding the NHS more staff, and holding on to those it already has, is key…Read more…
NHS staff must be at the heart of the government’s NHS plan, says UNISON
Commenting today (Sunday) ahead of tomorrow’s publication of the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS, UNISON head of health Sara Gorton said: “Encouraging people to take better care of themselves…Read more…
Unsecured borrowing hits another record high
As the longest pay squeeze for two centuries continues, households are increasingly relying on borrowing to keep afloat.Read more…
“Social housing report calls for massive overhaul of tenants’ rights Renters need better deal to prevent another Grenfell disaster, says the Social Housing Commission”
Completely agree. Tenants have no collective voice, little power and very mixed protection. While the public sector is not at all perfect the private sector needs complete fundamental reform. “Sweeping new powers must be given to social tena…Read more…
Why Labor is dying — an international perspective
The Labor Party looks set to receive fewer seats in the Knesset than at any other time in its history. There is even the possibility, albeit a slim one, that it will disappear entirely by…Read more…
Newham Holocaust Memorial Day 2019: “Torn from home”
Torn from home is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2019. This theme helps us to reflect on how the loss of a safe place to call “home” is part of the trauma faced by anyone experiencing persecution and genocide.On this page:Holocaust Memorial Day…Read more…
Fat Cat Friday
“Today’s #FatCatFriday – when the typical FTSE100 CEO has already earned the average wage for a whole year.
While greedy execs sit on piles of cash, thousands of families struggle to make ends meet due to rising insecure work and draconian condit…Read more…
Review: No Tomorrow, by Luke Jennings
Codename Villanelle was one of the most fun books I read in 2017. I was disappointed by the hit BBC series “Killing Eve” which was based on it, and was reluctant to give this book…Read more…
‘Shameful’ pay freeze
Print workers at Suffolk firm, CPI William Clowes, who have been given just two pay rises in the last 14 years, will take a third day of strike action on Thursday, January 17. The workers at…Read more…
‘Terrible blow’
Unite said it would be offering its members maximum support and pursing legal action for compensation over a failure to consult after Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) collapsed into…Read more…
‘Fat Cat’ Friday
For most of us, it takes an entire year to earn enough to pay our bills, feed ourselves and keep a roof over heads– and even then, for those in insecure, minimum wage jobs, full-time work does not…Read more…