27 September 2019
By Professor David Whyte, University of Liverpool
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When it comes to workers’ rights, we need to leave the past behind
27 September 2019
By Sarah Glenister, National Development Officer, Institute of Employment Rights
At Labour Party Conference, Jeremy Corbyn, John McDonnell and Laura Pidcock all confirmed their…Read more…
How Corporate Law Eradicates Workers’ Rights
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Blaming Flybe’s collapse on Coronavirus hides a broken corporate model
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Yorkshire Premiere of ‘Wapping – The Workers Story’
The Yorkshire premiere of the film “Wapping – the Workers’ Story” – see flyer below. Although the event is free, space is limited, so please do book by clicking here.Read more…
Ffarmwr Ymysg y Creigiau/Farmer Amongst the Rocks by Kyffin Williams: Mawrth March 2020
This year as a Christmas present I got another calendar featuring paintings of North Walian artist, Kyffin Williams. This is Mawrth/March painting called “Farmer Amongst the Rocks” and I will post on all the paintings in the calendar during 2020.
Toda…Read more…
Fluttery votes
Here’s the list of Paddy Power Betfair (now Flutter) major shareholders disclosed in last year’s annual report. Capital Group is reported as having 5.9%, or 4.6m shares at 5 March 2019. Of these almost 3.9% are accounted for by the EuroPacific fund.
Against transparency!
The more time I spend looking at disclosures from investors, the less sense a lot of it makes to me. I’ve blogged quite a bit about meaningless Stewardship Code reporting, with dozens of hedge / boutique funds using exactly the same blurb. We are about…Read more…
NMC voting turnout
Right… here’s what we can see in the NMC meeting results. The first graph just sets out what NMC reports. So there is a headline total voting turnout for all meeting and at AGMs from 2015 I can also split out the insider and minority shareholder turn…Read more…
How seriously do hedge funds voting disclosure?
Not seriously, I would argue. The principle that investors should disclose their voting records is pretty well established now, but we still get this cut & paste stuff justify not doing so.
UNISON Housing Associations AGM 2020: Keynote speaker Tom Copley – London Deputy Mayor for Housing
“The Branch Annual General Meeting will take place on Thursday, 19th of March (note change of date) from 6:00pm-8:00pm at London City Hall.This meeting is open to all members of UNISON Housing Associations Branch. At the meeting Branch Officers wi…Read more…
The Maverick Advisers Running Britain – Brilliant Article By Harry Lambert
Under Boris Johnson, parliament has been silenced and an inner circle of power-brokers are driving Downing Street’s agenda. Who are they? By Harry Lambert of the New Statesman On Sunday 26 June 2016,…Read more…
“Why I’m glad to pay money for my parking permit”
Hat tip Cllr Rachel Tripp (media caption mine from Public Health England)If you read this blog then you’re probably reasonably active online, and so you’ve probably already seen some discussion about the proposal that Newham should charge for…Read more…
NHS staff ready for coronavirus
NHS workers can cope with Coronavirus but will need resources says Unite biomedical scientist.
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Shrewsbury 24 latest
Unite today (March 6) welcomed a decision by the Criminal Case Review Commission to refer the historic convictions of eight members of the Shrewsbury 24 to the Court of Appeal. The union has…Read more…
Regional threat amid Flybe collapse
Regional airports and their supply chains, which support tens of thousands of jobs, could be at risk without government intervention, Unite warned, after Europe’s biggest regional airline Flybe…Read more…
Belonging – two years on
Two years on from the release of investigative documentary Belonging The Truth Behind the Headlines about secret government plans during 3 disputes over 3 decades the film has gone on to win numerous…Read more…
Talk & Walk: Forest Gate Childrens Workhouse then Maternity Hospital – Tragic Fire, Blitz Bombing & Child Cruelty (E7 Now and then)
“Dickensian stories and tales of the midwife in Forest Gate. 1/2 Talk and walk, lead by yours truly, on the 700 pupil residential Victorian workhouse school and 20th century maternity hospital that existed on Forest Lane. Sat 14 Mar 2-3.30pm, The Lodge…Read more…
Turning climate change rhetoric into action
Despite the best efforts of industry lobbyists, the debate over whether climate change is happening is over. In Scotland, we have ambitious targets, but targets alone don’t remove…Read more…
Safe Staffing Forum 2020: ‘You’re mad trying to be a nurse now’
Latest figures show that in England there are currently 43,000 nurse vacancies
The article Safe Staffing Forum 2020: ‘You’re mad trying to be a nurse now’ first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…