The article above is from our local community newspaper “Newham Voices”. I was interviewed as the elected Chair of Newham Councillors Labour Group, regarding local politics and the May 2022 council elections. However, my views on “first past the …Read more…
Time to end the use of “(un)affordable rent”
Read on below or dowload a PDF Recently I discovered that a tenant living in a 3 bedroomed house on … MoreRead more…
Thaxted Circular Walk (and return to the Church of the “Red Vicar”)
Gill and I returned today to Thaxted in Essex to follow this 6.5 mile circular walk from our old version of the local Pathfinder Guide. We did this walk previously in 2014.
Today was a lovely tramp through largely quiet countryside b…Read more…
Review: Guadalcanal Diary, by Richard Tregaskis
Dick Tregaskis was a legendary American war correspondent who covered the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam. When he was just 26 years old, he accompanied Marines who landed on the island of…Read more…
Review: Guadalcanal Diary, by Richard Tregaskis
Dick Tregaskis was a legendary American war correspondent who covered the Second World War, Korea and Vietnam. When he was just 26 years old, he accompanied Marines who landed on the island of…Read more…
Review: Operation Mincemeat, by Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre is a brilliant storyteller – and this is a brilliant story. The story is a relatively simple one: With an Allied invasion of Sicily imminent in 1943, the British decided to…Read more…
Review: Operation Mincemeat, by Ben Macintyre
Ben Macintyre is a brilliant storyteller – and this is a brilliant story. The story is a relatively simple one: With an Allied invasion of Sicily imminent in 1943, the British decided to…Read more…
Street Surgery in West Ham followed by coffee & Ukrainian cinnamon bun
This morning we went on a Street surgery in my ward with fellow councillors and local members. It was a lovely day, although a little cold but blue skies and sunshine. It really felt like spring is just around the corner.
The surgery itsel…Read more…
UNISON “We stand in solidarity with our sister trade unions and all workers across Ukraine”
“As we witness shocking reports today of more suffering in Ukraine, we think of the public service workers – the first responders to devastating scenes, doing all they can to save lives.
We stand in solidarity with our sister trade unions and all…Read more…
Solidarity to the People of Ukraine by Labour Leader, Keir Starmer, against Putin’s gross lies and murderous aggression
Putin is killing innocent Ukraine civilians and soldiers from both sides to satisfy his ego and protect his fascistic regime. He has shamed the reputation of Russia.
“Keir Starmer MP, Leader of the Labour Party, today gave a televised addres…Read more…
Disable Inequality: How to challenge disability discrimination
This is UNISON’s year of the disabled worker and the union is launching a new campaign to help members challenge disability discrimination in the NHS
The article Disable Inequality: How to challenge…Read more…
Staff ‘work-in’ at Regina Coeli women’s hostel enters seventh week
A work-in occupation by staff working at Regina Coeli House in Belfast enters its seventh week. As UniteLIVE highlighted in a feature last month, the workers launched their action to prevent the…Read more…
GE Aviation workers to strike over pay
Workers employed by GE Aviation Systems Limited’s subsidiary Dowty Propellers are to begin strike action next week in a dispute over pay. The 90-plus workers, who are based at the company’s factory…Read more…
Give Peace a Chance
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a disgraceful and murderous breach of international law.
I agree with the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that this invasion must be opposed not least because it raises the spectre of nuclear war with all that would ent…Read more…
NHS privatisation fight continues
The campaign against the relentless tide of NHS privatisation will continue, despite a judicial review dismissing the campaigners’ case that there was a lack of patient consultation when GP practices…Read more…
‘Our NHS is under threat and time is running out’
The NHS is under threat and time is running out, Unite has warned. The Health and Care Bill is now being pushed through Parliament, and will have disastrous consequences for the health service if the…Read more…
UNISON slates government plans for English university education
Union warns that increasing the length of time graduates will have to pay back loans will disproportionately affect lower earners and those from disadvantaged backgrounds
The article UNISON slates…Read more…
UNISON Greater London Region Labour Link Elections recommendations 2022
It is election time for London Regional Labour Link. Please consider voting for this slate. Obviously a lot of compromises and horse bargaining has gone on and there are good candidates missing from some or all positions in my strictly personal …Read more…
Miserly government NHS pay proposal won’t clear the backlog or help patients, says UNISON
Pay proposal is a wage cut in all but name
The article Miserly government NHS pay proposal won’t clear the backlog or help patients, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Bus strike during Cheltenham Festival looms
Over 380 bus drivers employed by Stagecoach West and based throughout Gloucestershire and Wiltshire have announced a month long strike in a dispute over chronic low pay. Strike action, which was…Read more…