‘Knife crime is not inevitable’

Unite delegate and local councillor Lesley Mansell, joined in the debate on knife crime referring to her experience in her work with young people. She said she believed that knife crime was not an isolated issue – it was the “direct result of inequality, exclusion and the collapse of youth services caused by 14 years […]

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‘A useful first step’

Unite delegate Maria Dickenson spoke in support of a composite on buses. Maria, a bus driver from Cardiff said that bus services were an absolute “lifeline for our communities.” She explained. “Young people, pensioners, disabled people and many working-class people are reliant on regular, affordable bus services to go about their daily lives. “These are […]

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‘Hold perpetrators to account’

Unite delegate Caroline Price made a powerful intervention in a debate about violence against women and girls at Labour conference on Monday (September 28). Caroline began by welcoming the government’s commitments on the issue but said that they “must be hard-wired into every decision”. She added, “Across all policy areas, we should ask: does this […]

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