Reacting last night to the Budget statement delivered by chancellor Rishi Sunak (Wednesday, March 3) Unite general secretary Len McCluskey warned that the government’s flagship freeports policy could…Read more…
Budget: has govt learnt anything from pandemic?
This government’s mismanagement of the crisis has led to the UK suffering the biggest economic hit in Europe, not to mention a tragically high loss of life. Much-trailed in the media, we’ll soon find…Read more…
Britain should not support Aussie rightwinger for top job at OECD
The TUC has intervened in a row over the appointment of the new secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) urging foreign secretary Dominic Raab not to…Read more…
‘Trojan Horse’ for more NHS privatisation?
The government’s plans to jettison the ‘reforms’ of the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, which apply to England-only, must not become a Trojan Horse that sees the private sector set for growth,…Read more…
‘Political football’
As the trade union representative on the boards of Enginuity, (the Sector Skills body for the engineering sector) and the Board of Cogent, (the Sector Skills body for the chemical, pharmaceutical and…Read more…
‘Build the future’
Following the takeover of GKN by Melrose Industries in 2018, I met with directors to discuss establishing a long-term fund to support and encourage young people from minority groups and disadvantaged…Read more…
❤ Unions week is back
Next Monday, February 8 sees the fifth annual Heart Unions week where trade union members and workers across the country come together to celebrate the amazing things unions do. The last year…Read more…
The Poet
In the Rotunda where once Lincoln and Kennedy lay in state rioters carrying confederate flags spat in the eyes of democracy. He craved power. The flames of sedition lit by a crowd dangerously devoted…Read more…
‘Fix furlough and extend it now’
Urging the government to extend the job retention scheme, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey today (January 26) said, “The government mustn’t repeat the mistake of the last time round when it…Read more…
‘Cuts have consequences’
After initially being promised by the government last Autumn, this week the wait for the Further Education White Paper finally came to an end as the Department for Education published “Skills for…Read more…
Solidarity with Indian farmers
The Punjab farmers dispute is the biggest dispute and the largest protest in the world and other states in India have joined in. There are a lot of people in the Punjabi community posting this on…Read more…
Hello, Goodbye
Platforms abuzz. For pole position passengers jostle. Eyes reveal a mix of nervousness and hesitation. An eruption of joy. Hands grasped. Fingers entwined. Clinging tightly. A ready caress on…Read more…
Gov’t must keep £20-a-week Universal Credit uplift
“I’ve been able to get broadband for the first time. It’s already made a huge difference. I’ve been able to search for work much quicker and my kids have been able to study.” This is just one of the…Read more…
Heathrow boss clinches corona rogue crown
It’s been a bumper year for bad bosses but the corona rogue crown has to go to the CEO of Heathrow airport. John Holland-Kaye enjoys an eye-wateringly huge salary and benefits. …Read more…
Workers must have a collective say over economic recovery
Ahead of the Chancellor’s Spending Review, let us cast our minds back to Boris Johnson’s infamous promise to “level up” Britain. As with all of Johnson’s slogans, it is a promise of great…Read more…
Unite GS to chancellor: ‘In this time like no other we need action like no other’
Ahead of the comprehensive spending review (CSR) on Wednesday (November 25), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has written to chancellor Rishi Sunak calling on him to use the power of his office…Read more…
Who will remember them?
On sea beds
of the Aegean.
Of the Mediterranean.
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‘A deep and damaging recession looms’
Today Friday November 6, alongside our Scottish regional secretary Pat Rafferty, I am co-hosting the latest in a series of regional meetings to discuss Unite’s Manufacturing Matters industrial…Read more…
‘People need more than short-term sticking plasters’
Commenting in response to the Chancellor’s latest announcement (today, Thursday November 5) of additional financial support for business and workers in lockdown, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey…Read more…
The dark underbelly of the food industry
Recently, a number of celebrity chefs and restauranteurs, including Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, signed a letter calling on Boris Johnson to bar substandard food entering the UK…Read more…