Thomas Gavan Duffy was one of the first socialist speakers at Epsom during a visit from the famous Clarion Van August 1907 Duffy later MP Whitehaven
The Clarion “William Morris” Van visited Epsom again in June 1909
Blog: A masterclass in smoke and mirrors
The chancellor’s budget statement is not what we expect from politicians who claim that theirs is the real party of public services
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Little to cheer on public sector pay in budget
Funding increases only begin to tackle cuts
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Review: Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess, by Andrew Lownie
Like many people, I grew up thinking that the West had the best secret agents — James Bond being the most famous (fictional) example. It was only later on that I discovered the incredible…Read more…
Review: The Passenger, by Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz
It seems like everyone who reads this books loves it, and the praise from book reviewers in deafening. Allow me to offer a dissenting view. While the life story of the author is tragic and…Read more…
‘Workers must not pay for pandemic’
Ahead of this afternoon’s Budget statement from Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, in no uncertain terms, that workers must not be made to pay the price for the…Read more…
Teaching History: Defending the Indefensible
Last week, a youth worker in the UK named Hannah Wilkinson tweeted an image from a textbook used today in this country for A-Level history. Students were asked “To what extent do you believe the…Read more…
UNISON responds to Public Accounts Committee report on test and trace
Handing huge sums to contractors was a mistake
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UNISON Greater London activists met with Christina McAnea ahead of tomorrow’s government spending review.
UNISON Greater London activists met with Christina McAnea ahead of tomorrow’s government spending review.Our message to Rishi Sunak is clear: The government must find the money for the pay rise our members deserve.
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UNISON GS nails Radio 4’s Any Questions
UNISON helps found Disability Employment Charter
New charter calls for concrete steps to improve the working lives of disabled people
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Blog: The government tries to look like it’s giving, but it’s taking away
Ahead of the spending review, UNISON is calling on the chancellor to rebuild our public services
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UNISON disabled rep hails new epilepsy toolkit
A new toolkit battles misconceptions about the condition and provides support to employers and employees
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Any public pay award below cost of living is a wage cut
Pay freeze should never have been imposed
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Pay freeze will continue “in all but name” unless government departments get extra money
Holding down public sector pay was height of folly
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Black History Month in Wales: History, statues and today’s battles
As we mark Black History Month, Wales TUC’s Billy Mazoya reflects on progress in Wales – and how much more is left to do.Read more…
Vital services are turning to dust. But you can help stop them being lost…
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H&S survey reveals members feel less safe now than a year ago
UNISON call for more inspection and enforcement of workplace health and safety as results of a new survey are released
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Clarion Van at Dronfield – Derbyshire 1898
The first know visit of the Clarion Van to Dronfield, Derbyshire
Thursday 16th June 1898
The Clarion van visited again in October 1909 and for four days in July 1910
Edward Carpenter lived close by at Totley (also an early anarchist Colony…Read more…
Minimum wage rise – low-income families need boost now
Extra cash is little comfort after universal credit cut and national insurance rise
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