Unite general secretary Len McCluskey appeared on HARDtalk last night (November 9). He explained why the government’s trade union Bill will wreck industrial relations in this country and why…Read more…
With tolerance and decency
Those Gods who famously wish to destroy by first making mad have certainly been working overtime within the Parliamentary Labour Party lately. We have open defiance of the elected leader,…Read more…
Sunday Night Live: Corbyn and the (new) Labour Landscape
This looks interesting. 5-6.30pm next Sunday 25 October 2015 at Stratford Picture House Bar, London, E15 (5 mins from Stratford Station). I wonder if the West Ham Corbynistas Fashion Gurus will be present? Read more…
Denis Healey: the Labour Giant who did the dirty work for socialism
I was at home today recovering still from this weeks’ Labour Party conference, when I saw on the news that Denis Healey had died this morning in his sleep aged 98.
Which is a good age by any standards, so some of the reporting I have seen that his dea…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn’s Leader’s speech to Labour Conference #Lab15
Despite being a delegate (and in theory having a reserved seat) there was still a massive queue for us to get in for the “Leader’s speech”.
The atmosphere in the hall itself was one of anticipation and a genuine curiosity about what Jeremy would say a…Read more…
Shot in the arm
Reacting to the speech by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivered to the party’s annual conference today (September 29), Unite general secretary Len McCluskey hailed it as a ‘shot in the…Read more…
Labour’s new kinder way will help to win people back to the party
UNISON welcomes Jeremy Corbyn’s vision of a ‘kinder, more caring’ society
The article Labour’s new kinder way will help to win people back to the party first appeared on the UNISON site.Read more…
London Reception #Lab15
After arriving at the hotel in Brighton and picking up my delegation pack from unison office, I went to my first conference event, the London Labour Party reception.
This is the annual shin dig for London delegates and Party members. London Labour Cha…Read more…
Labour Party Conference 2015. A view.
I’ve just finished packing for Conference and will soon be on my way to catch the train for Brighton. For the Party this should prove to be a pivotal Conference.
After the shock and devastation that we all felt following the Conservative victory…Read more…
Solidarity should be binding
‘Cut him some slack’. ‘Give him a chance’. Just a few of the vox pops of members of the public who are as fed up with the British press in its predictable onslaught against Jeremy Corbyn as I am….Read more…
“How to speak Corbyn” (and what a really rubbish press we have in this country)
From Private Eye. This shows why the UK press is so completely rubbish. Hat tip Ravi Read more…
The People’s railway
Unite has welcomed Jeremy Corbyn’s proposed people’s railway describing it as “an end to business as usual for failed companies in a failed system.” The new Labour leader has indicated he…Read more…
The Housing Crisis (and what to do about it) TUC Congress 2015
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Corbyn has strong mandate to opppose cuts says UNISON Scotland convener
#TUC15 Speaking at the TUC congress in Brighton, Lilian Macer, Convener of UNISON Scotland, said: "We are delighted that Labour Party has elected a leader who is strongly opposed to austerity. UK Government cuts are hitting people and their public services hard in Scotland, just as they are right across the UK.
"UNISON members can see the damage that austerity is doing first hand. With jobRead more…
Rousing applause
Unite delegates applaud new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn at TUC today (September 15). Pic by Mark Thomas
The post Rousing applause appeared first on UNITElive.org.Read more…
Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn addresses TUC Congress 2015
Despite being elected as Labour Leader only four days ago, Jeremy Corbyn, travelled down to address Congress. When he appeared there was a genuine standing ovation before he said a word. The former NUPE official (a founder union of UNISON) started his …Read more…
Trade union values
Jeremy Corbyn, newly elected Labour Party leader and lifelong trade union member addressed the TUC conference today (September 15). To a rapturous, standing ovation Jeremy Corbyn spoke about…Read more…
‘A new kind of politics’
Jeremy Corbyn’s election as Labour leader with a mandate which dwarfs that given to Tony Blair 21 years ago is the most extraordinary event in the 45 years I have been a party member. To say it is a…Read more…
TUC Congress 2015
I am just about to board a train for Brighton as a UNISON delegate to this year’s TUC Congress.
There is a delegation meeting at 3pm then Congress opens at 4pm.
This is the third time I have been to Congress as a delegate.
I suspect that this yea…Read more…
Jeremy Corbyn Wins! Our New Labour Leader of the Opposition
I was at the Special conference held this lunchtime to announce the result of the Labour Leader and Deputy leadership elections. I am an UNISON delegate to this year’s Labour Party conference, so was automatically able to attend this one as well.
I ha…Read more…