“Parasitic” financial advisors have “shamelessly bamboozled” British Steel pension scheme members, according to MPs who have warned of “another major mis-selling scandal” conducted under the noses of…Read more…
Tuition fees review ‘needs to support wider access’
UNISON calls for the abolition of fees and free higher education in response to Theresa May’s review
The article Tuition fees review ‘needs to support wider access’ first appeared on the UNISON…Read more…
Reject takeover call
The bid for ownership of long-standing British engineering firm GKN will be paid for through hefty debts and damaging restructuring that will make the company unstable and unsustainable, according to…Read more…
UNISON and Nursing Times partnership helps support next generation of nurses
Student nurses can get an extra benefit from their UNISON membership
The article UNISON and Nursing Times partnership helps support next generation of nurses first appeared on the UNISON National…Read more…
Time for a windfall tax on the PFI profiteers, says UNISON
The enormous profits being racked up by Private Finance Initiative (PFI) companies should be subject to a new windfall tax, so much-needed resources can be put back into the UK’s cash-strapped public…Read more…
Learning from Europe; the case for a National Investment Bank
If British business’ don’t invest, they don’t grow, and won’t pay their workers more.Read more…
25% so-called “Affordable” Housing is not enough! West Ham Branch Labour Canvass & Petition about former Ford Car showrooms development.
Picture collage from last Sunday when I was with Cllr John Whitworth and a West Ham CLP Labour team campaigning in my ward, West Ham. We were again asking for signatures for a branch petition calling for more social housing on the proposed development …Read more…
Melrose / GKN bid arbitrage: like flies round…
The Melrose bid for GKN is currently subject to a lot of scrutiny, and is actively being campaigned against by Unite.
What hasn’t attracted much scrutiny so far (as far as I am aware) is the extent of speculative activity that is occurring, and as suc…Read more…
Labour Party National (UK) Policy Forum
The National (UK) Policy Forum gathered this weekend in Leeds. Representing the Scottish Labour Party is always a challenge at these events because devolution means that we only have a direct…Read more…
PyeongChang “Peace Olympics”
PyeongChang “Peace Olympics”: An Important Step Forward in the Korean Nation’s Striving for Peace and Reunification The joint Korean delegation entering PyeongChang Olympic Stadium…Read more…
BBC “World Tonight” LOBOs Loans and why Council including Newham are still being being ripped off by the Banks
On BBC Radio 4 “World Tonight” on Wednesday there was a feature on the LOBO derivative loans scandal and how they have played a role in the recent bankruptcy of Northamptonshire County Council.
Check out World Tonight – 36 minutes 25 seconds int…Read more…
Asda Pension Cuts:
Usdaw in talks with Asda over their proposed unfair pension cuts, with nearly 2,000 Northern Irish staff signing a petition Asda has proposed changes to the pension plan that will affect staff by:…Read more…
March for Pensions and Pay!
Defend Education. March for Pensions and Pay DEFEND EDUCATION March for Pensions and Pay Wednesday 28 February Assemble 12 noon, ULU, Malet Street WC1 Depart 1pm. 28 February at 12:00–16:00 Malet…Read more…
Tata employees’ retirement money was moved into high-charging funds:
UK steelworkers were bamboozled over pensions http://www.johnbucklecentre.org.uk/opensite/wdnews/news.php Josephine Cumbo in London February 14, 2018 Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2018. Tata…Read more…
John Gray Newham Councillor: Selection Statement
“I have been a pro-active Newham Councillor since 2010 and keen Labour activist and campaigner. If I am selected to serve as your Councillor for the next 4 years
I pledge to:-
· Hold regular surgeries in the ward; · Attend ward meetings a…Read more…
John Gray Newham Councillor: Selection Statement
“I have been a pro-active Newham Councillor since 2010 and keen Labour activist and campaigner. If I am selected to serve as your Councillor for the next 4 years
I pledge to:-
· Hold regular surgeries in the ward; · Attend ward meetings a…Read more…
Time to look again at policing in Scotland
The latest instalment in the sorry story that is Police Scotland has played out with the resignation of the latest chief constable. Now is the time to step back and take a longer term view of…Read more…
You can help inform future social housing policy
The Chartered Institute of Housing has launched a survey into social housing and housing workers and tenants’ views are particularly welcome
The article You can help inform future social housing…Read more…
Is self-employment compatible with Universal Credit?
The complexity and hardship with which Universal Credit (UC) threatens to engulf self-employed workers is one of the underreported stories of the design of UC.Read more…
How The Simpsons ignited my love of trade unions
What do we want?
More equitable treatment at the hands of management!
When do we want it?
Soon!Read more…