Back home after 5 days away at Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. This year I went as a Labour Councillor (self funded apart from the conference fee which is paid out of our ALC subs). Which meant that unlike delegates I could go and see the debates…Read more…
‘Change must mean change’
Addressing the TUC, the first prime minister to do so in 15 years, Sir Keir Starmer delivered a fairly short speech outlining policies centring around the need for economic growth. He then answered delegates’ questions. Early in his speech he told conference that work was already underway to deliver on Labour’s New Deal for […]
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‘TAX RICHEST BRITS’ PLEA TO GOVT
The Unite leader said Keir Starmer should ditch plans to cut the winter fuel allowance for 10 million pensioners and instead make millionaires pay more tax on their wealth. Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham has urged Labour to slap a 1per cent tax on the wealthiest Brits instead of “pickpocketing” pensioners. In an interview with […]
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At last the UK has a prime minister who understands the value of public service
Fresh approach from new PM can’t come soon enough
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At last the UK has a prime minister who understands the value of public service
Fresh approach from new PM can’t come soon enough
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St Georges Day 2024 – Message from Keir Starmer
“On behalf of the Labour Party, I wish everyone a happy St George’s Day. Let us be proud of our national identity, confident on the world stage, and sure of our country’s future”.Keir StarmerRead more…
LABOUR Stands with UKRAINE
It is good to see the support by Labour Leader, Keir Starmer “The second anniversary of Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine reminds us of the strength, resilience, and courage of the Ukrainian people.Our thoughts today are with those who have lost thei…Read more…
Labour Leader Keir Starmer with Gen Kitchen MP & Damien Egan MP
What a fantastic picture. Very proud of Gen and Damien. Read more…
‘A Britain built to last’
Following on from Sir Keir Starmer’s speech to the Labour Party conference today, October 10, Unite said that it was clear Britain needed a Labour government and a reshaped economy relevant to working people. UNITElive gives Unite members a handy view of the topics of interests he spoke about. His theme was ‘A Britain built […]
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Labour’s serious plan will get the UK back on its feet
Public services would be in safer hands with change of government
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Labour’s serious plan will get the UK back on its feet
Public services would be in safer hands with change of government
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Forever Leeds: The Leeds Uni Reunion 1981-2023
This week I met up with Leeds University friends for a reunion, after in some cases, some 39 years apart. 5 of us shared a house in Headingley, Leeds (very close to the cricket ground). All of us (except Mike) had met each other as members of the local…Read more…
‘Together we can do this’
Following Labour leader Keir Starmer’s address to Unite’s policy conference on Thursday (July 13), Unite delegates asked Starmer pointed questions about what a future Labour government would do in power. Unite delegate Steve Surtees (pictured above), a steelworker at Port Talbot, challenged Starmer to outline in detail what he would do as a future prime […]
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‘A Britain with its future back’
Labour leader Keir Starmer addressed Unite delegates on Wednesday afternoon saying, “It’s a real privilege to address you at such a pivotal moment in our country.” He thanked the Unite executive and Sharon Graham, “the first female general secretary of Britain’s biggest private sector union.” He said that he knew from their regular meetings that, […]
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Future Labour government must fix broken economy
Commenting on Labour leader Keir Starmer’s speech in Manchester, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Keir Starmer’s speech in Manchester today offered a vision of what a Labour government could mean for the British people after 13 years of Tory ‘sticking plaster politics’ serving vested interests. So Unite welcomes the promise of ‘a government on […]
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No ‘silly posturing’; no return to austerity
Today January 5, Unite slammed PM Sunak’s ‘silly posturing’ on strikes as reported in his new year’s message yesterday, calling it ‘an abdication of leadership.’ Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said to Sunak that it was negotiations that were needed to resolve the country’s crises.
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‘We need a clear message from Labour’
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham highlighted the ‘horror story’ of the present government and called on Labour to present a ‘a clear and action-based’ alternative, as she reacted to Labour leader Keir Starmer’s speech to TUC Congress. Starmer addressed TUC Congress on its last day on Thursday (October 20), outlining what a future Labour government […]
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It’s time for a government that puts the country first, says UNISON
Public services, wages and staff would be better treated under Labour
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‘Still needs to be bolder’
Responding to Keir Starmer’s leader’s speech at Labour conference today (September 27), Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “The real crisis, for everyday families in Britain, is a crisis of wage cuts, frightening energy bills and now soaring rents and mortgages. So Keir Starmer’s promises for change in today’s speech are a start. “But Labour […]
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Forces of light & reason win elections for London UNISON Labour Link Committee, its National Forum (& I am going to Labour Conference as a London delegate)
Fantastic news today that the Greater London Labour Link elections resulted in a clean sweep for those committed to win a future general election. We won all the elected positions of our regional committee, national forum and Labour Party Conference de…Read more…