Tens of thousands of older people and those with disabilities aren’t getting the care they desperately need
The article Government can’t keep ignoring social care crisis first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Help to Buy drives the widening gulf between house prices and earnings
In a recent letter to the Swindon Advertiser I quoted the price of a median house in Swindon increasing to … MoreRead more…
Review: A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal, by Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre is a great storyteller, but to be fair, this is a great story just waiting to be told. Kim Philby is certainly a contender for the title of ‘most successful spy of all…Read more…
Cuba: Time for real solidarity from the British left
If you’re a British trade unionist or a member of the Labour Party, where might you go to find news about Cuba? An obvious choice is the Morning Star, a newspaper largely funded by trade…Read more…
Cuba Solidarity Campaign statement on the current situation in Cuba
The Cuba Solidarity Campaign calls on the US government to suspend the blockade of Cuba to allow emergency medical and humanitarian aid into the country in order to ease the economic and health…Read more…
East Ham High Street North Councillor ASB scrutiny walkabout
After many months of being a Covid “Stay at home” keyboard warrior today, I actually went on two outdoor “walkabouts”.
First one was early morning with members of Newham Council ASB Scrutiny Commission and officers from our Community Safet…Read more…
This sickening return to racist abuse cannot be tolerated
Our England football players are taking the lead that our politicians need to follow
The article This sickening return to racist abuse cannot be tolerated first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Mask wearing must continue to ease burden on NHS
Mask wearing in hospitals, clinics and other NHS buildings should remain compulsory when Covid restrictions are eased next Monday (July 19), Unite said this week. Responding to Boris Johnson’s press…Read more…
Amazon accused of pandemic profiteering
Unite has submitted the first formal complaint to the CMA (Competition & Markets Authority) against Amazon for abuse of its market position in relation to price gouging at the height of the Covid…Read more…
UNISON urges the government to restore aid budget
‘If this government is serious about addressing the global pandemic they should show some leadership and invest more, not less, in essential public services in the poorest countries of the…Read more…
Blog: Wilfully sowing the seeds of masked confusion
If only the Westminster government could show some of the responsibility it wants the rest of us to take on
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UNISON welcomes record fine for Southern Water’s polluting actions
Company fined a record £90m for regularly and deliberately pouring untreated sewage into protected waters, but the union says the issue is not limited to one company
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Masks are still crucial in the fight against Covid
Now isn’t the time to ditch mandatory mask wearing. The Prime Minister should be providing direction to the public
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“Ban racists for life from all football matches in England”
I am not a football fan and also I am not English but from a Welsh/Scots background but I have lived in England far longer than anywhere else. I was disappointed for Wales and Scotland teams but pleasantly surprised and pleased how well the English tea…Read more…
Bus drivers ‘deserve to be treated better’
Unite, which represents tens of thousands of bus drivers, has written to its members setting out their legal rights, after the government confirmed that passengers in England will no longer have to…Read more…
MoD’s ‘addiction to outsourcing a disaster’
Giving evidence at the defence select committee today (July 12) Unite will warn that the ongoing outsourcing of civilian functions at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is leading to cuts in pay, a…Read more…
Tower Hamlets ‘must keep its word and stop privatisation’
Unite has slammed Tower Hamlet’s privatisation of its initial assessment team for elderly residents in need of assistance, as members of the team go on strike. Five assessment staff, who are Unite…Read more…
The forgotten frontline: council and school staff need a 10% pay rise
UNISON is calling for a 10% pay rise for all local government workers, as financial recognition for their commitment to public service
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‘Important victory’ for Carillion workers
Unite has secured a significant legal victory in its battle for compensation for workers who lost their jobs when construction and outsourcing giant Carillion collapsed in January 2018. Unite is…Read more…
A lot more than fifty five years of hurt…
I have been blogging here for fifteen years now and (without checking back) I think I can fairly safely say that I have never blogged anything that was – even tangentially – about football.I don’t really follow football, any more than I follow any othe…Read more…