When Aneurin Bevan, chief architect of the NHS, said, “The NHS will last as long as there are folk left with the faith to fight for it,” perhaps he had a premonition of the state the service would be…Read more…
Poring over the polls
Close to three weeks after the general election campaign kicked off proper, psephologists are still poring over the polls to get an idea of what parliament could look like after the election. …Read more…
People really matter
When you ask Russell Brown what his memories are of taking the seat of Dumfries for Labour in 1997 he thinks not of himself but of others. National minimum wage “I remember first…Read more…
Knocking on doors is victory key
Clive Lewis, Labour’s candidate in Norwich South, is calling on fellow Unite members to come and help him overturn a Lib Dem majority of just 310. “Knocking on doors is the key to…Read more…
Tory guns loaded and targeted on trade unions
#GE2015 David Cameron’s cocksure comment in last night’s BBC interview that the Tories are ‘only 23 seats short of a majority’ should make every trade unionist reflect on what’s at stake in next…Read more…
Someone on our side
UNITElive spoke yesterday (April 14) with Cardiff mum and Unite member Jo Stevens, a prospective parliamentary candidate for Labour in Cardiff Central. Jo was hitting the campaign trail in Wales with…Read more…
‘Beyond barmy’
Nigel Farage had long sought to throw off the spectre of what he himself described as the “drivel and nonsense” of UKIP’s 2010 manifesto. Sadly for the him the 2015 version…Read more…
Gary’s opportunity to work again
On his visit to Wales today (April 14) Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey met workers at the E-Cycle Centre in Tonypandy. E-Cycle centres were set up by the Labour Wales government after the…Read more…
Tory zealots’ plans for strike ballots
‘We are all Thatcherites now’ David Cameron once told the BBC. Well millions of us will never have any truck with the divisive policies of the 1980s, but this Prime Minister is clearly…Read more…
A Britain that works for all
The very front page title of Labour’s election manifesto sums up both the future and the immediate past of this country: ‘Britain can be better’. Too right it can! After five years of failed…Read more…
Channel anger by voting
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey kicked off his two-day election tour of Wales today (April 14) in Cardiff, where he joined Unite secretary for Wales Andy Richards, shadow Welsh secretary Owen…Read more…
Ukip: Frauds NOT Friends
See below Unite’s latest film: Ukip: Frauds NOT Friends. TV and Radio presenter Terry Christian, a ‘middle aged white guy’ takes on Ukip. Terry says, “Instead of offering us a decent…Read more…
Half a work manifesto is better than none
On Monday Labour launches its 2015 General Election manifesto but the ‘work manifesto’ A Better Plan for Britain’s Workplaces published on 1st April, provides an early insight into the party’s…Read more…
Decisive Labour lead
As the nasty party showed its true colours again yesterday, following a blatant ad hominem attack of Labour leader Ed Miliband, polls show that the public will always choose substance over theatrics….Read more…
Use your voice
Get your voice heard on May 7. Go and vote! Sue Johnston, Ricky Tomlinson and others share their stories to inspire all of us to use our voice and vote in the video below. And…Read more…
End non-dom status call
Ed Miliband and Ed Balls launched their policy on scrapping ‘non dom’ tax status (April 8) to ensure that super-wealthy individuals can no longer avoid paying tax in the UK. There has been…Read more…
Don’t let future be mean streets of my past
Lonely Planet/Mirrorpix It was in Bradford that I wounded my spirit in the Great Depression of almost 80 years ago. For me it is a city that contains both wonder and unimaginable…Read more…
‘Totemic’ tax move
As the general election nears, campaign promises are a dime a dozen. Elections are usually a flurry of predictably vague pledges, with politicians revealing just enough of one policy or another but conveniently omitting the fine print. This time round, however, is decidedly different. Labour has hit out with bold, clear policies, and their […]
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NHS squeezing laid bare by top docs
A group of the nation’s senior doctors have come together to deliver a damning indictment of the coalition’s record on the NHS. In a letter published in today’s Guardian, the health professionals conclude that this administration’s record is “characterised by broken promises, reductions in necessary funding and destructive legislation, which leaves health services […]
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Less sotto voce – more loud-hailer
That’s it. The first five-year, fixed-term parliament is over, limping to an exhausted, shabby end. This cursed coalition has disbanded. Yet, with the official campaign finally underway, the voting public is not exactly thrilled at being pursued by the escapees from London SW1. The noisiest sound from the streets is that of millions of […]
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