This result was a cry of frustration at a political class that seems to lack the answers to the biggest issue facing the UK.
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This result was a cry of frustration at a political class that seems to lack the answers to the biggest issue facing the UK.
The article It’s clear from these election results is that the…Read more…
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Please click here to read a model on Palestine for consideration for CLPs to submit to Labour Party Conference this year. The focus of the motion is on how Labour should respond not only to the…Read more…
Yesterday, in between campaigning for the European elections, Newham Council Cabinet lead for Finance, Cllr Terry Paul and myself were interviewed live on Community Radio, ReviveFM 94, which is based in Forest Gate, Newham.
Our interviewer was our Cou…Read more…
Normally the departure of a Prime Minister who looks set to go down in history as a failure would be a moment for cheer. Yet working people should fear what comes next. The next Prime Minister will…Read more…
The ‘shambolic’ Conservative party is incapable of governing and a general election is the ‘only honourable’ way forward the leader of the UK and Ireland’s largest union, Unite said today (Friday May…Read more…
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s announcement today (Friday) that she is to step down on 7 June, UNISON general secretary Dave Prentis said: “Theresa May will go down in history as one of the worst…Read more…
NHS England has published proposals to help the delivery of its long-term plan. These proposals set out the changes to support integration and new models of care that NHS England would like to see…Read more…
Pub and club goers in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the north Midlands could go thirsty this summer if a dispute over drivers being ask to deliver ‘unmanageable loads’ escalates to strike action, Unite…Read more…
Assurances about the future job security of Royal Mail managers is being sought by Unite following the company’s ‘poor’ financial statement this week. Today (Thursday 23 May), Unite, which…Read more…
Unite has echoed the findings of a report by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), on public concerns about the lack of public toilets, and highlighted how it also affects workers. The…Read more…
Warehouse workers at DHL Services in West Thurrock, Essex have voted to strike on June 5 over the prospect of a serious deterioration in employment conditions when they are transferred to a new…Read more…
Members of Unite employed by troubled outsourcer Mitie, on the Sellafield contract, are experiencing victimisation as a result of undertaking legal industrial action. The shocking revelations…Read more…
The length of GP appointments must be extended to support patients with increasingly complex health needs, doctors have said. The call comes at a time when the average GP appointment is just…Read more…
Their Little Secret, the latest in the Tom Thorne series of crime novels, offers further proof of why author Mark Billingham is probably the best crime writer in Britain today — and one of our…Read more…
(As a Parliamentary Agent for the last 3 General elections here is what I think is some useful advice if you have never voted or not for a long while.)
Polling stations open today from 7am (Thursday 23 May) until 10pmIf you do not know your polling st…Read more…
Picture college from Labour campaigning last night in West Ham ward. Labour has lost votes to remainer and brexit parties but the ward is still a Labour heartland. Some voters made it clear that while they are making a protest against current Labour Pa…Read more…
A key case on trade union law starts today (May 22) when the Court of Appeal hears the appeal of Kostal UK Limited against an employment appeal tribunal (EAT) decision to order the firm to pay 55…Read more…
Unite has secured assurances from the government today (May 22) after it was confirmed that British Steel has entered insolvency, placing 5,000 direct jobs at risk and many more jobs in limbo in the…Read more…