Previously published in the Morning Star August 9th As world attention turns to Brazil for the Olympic Games, we need to shine a light on that country’s dismantling of democracy A coup is taking…Read more…
North Sea: 48 Hours Strike Begins
A 48-hour strike by North Sea offshore oil and gas workers starts today (Thursday 4 August), after company managers rejected an offer from trade unions. Workers in the trade unions Unite and RMT will…Read more…
Industrial Strategy – What Is To Be Done?
By David Bailey, Professor of Industrial Strategy at the Aston Business School The new government under Theresa May has brought with it a marked change of tone on industrial strategy. Whereas the…Read more…
Labour leadership – consultation
We are canvassing views from all UNISON members opted into the UNISON Affiliated Political Fund (APF)
The article Labour leadership – consultation first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Labour Leadership Elections 2016: UNISON members
I am starting to get enquiries from UNISON members at my branch about whether or not they are eligible to vote in the leadership elections.
It is somewhat “complicated”.
There is a really useful page on the UNISON website here
“The Labour Party is…Read more…
Tribute’s to Durham Miners leader Davey Hopper
Trade union officials and MPs have paid tribute to Davey Hopper of the Durham Miners who died yesterday July 16th and took to the social media to pay tribute to Davey including TUC General Secretary,…Read more…
What does Brexit mean for Regional Economies and Industries?
Download Unite’s Policy on the EU agreed at the Unite Policy Conference EXECUTIVE COUNCIL STATEMENT ON THE EUROPEAN UNION 2016Read more…
Guidence issued to all Unite Employees – Labour Party membership
A number of people have asked me about Unite’s guidence on joining the Labour Party. So here it is. Guidence issued to all Unite Employees. Joining Unite the union – eligibility to vote in the…Read more…
VOTE LABOUR: Vote Anamul Islam today in Forest Gate North
Today is polling day in the Forest Gate North Council by election in Newham. Local candidate Anamul Islam is the Labour Party candidate.
Anamul is a leading community and trade union activist and will be an excellent Councillor.
He w…Read more…
Standing up to hate and racism
I was very proud on Monday evening to take part in a peaceful protest against hate and racism.
An Asian Labour Party canvasser had been abused, attacked and hit on the head with a bottle the previous day. This was a completely unprovoked attack…Read more…
Play Nicely!
In my post-Brexit blog I urged, in the words of my old Gran, everyone to ‘cool your wellies’. Sadly, some, most notably the Westminster PLP, ignored that advice. Now we are going to have another…Read more…
Labour pulls back from the abyss
I was so, so relieved to hear tonight that the Labour Party NEC has decided that the elected Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will be on the ballot paper for the forthcoming leadership challenge.
I honesty feared that the Party would implode if this did n…Read more…
Labour leadership woes are ‘midsummer madness’
BBC news. “Labour’s former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott has waded into the row over Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership saying: “He’s only been in the job nine months – do you know anyone who gets sacked within nine months?”
He says he doesn’t agre…Read more…
The Tories are divided, but at this crucial time, Labour should not be
Support for Jeremy remains the position of this union as determined by our members through our democratic structures. Our Labour party members conference next week will be have an open and honest…Read more…
‘Cool Your Wellies’ – What next after Brexit vote?
My old Gran used say, when I was overreacting to some childhood event, ‘cool your wellies’. This sounds like good advice post-Brexit, when some calm thinking is required in what is an interesting,…Read more…
James O’Brien On The Murder Of Jo Cox MP
James O’Brien of LBC (the guy who nailed Nigel Farage) on the murder of Jo Cox perfectly captures the state of debate in Britain today The LBC presenter James O’Brien gave a monologue on his radio…Read more…
Renewing the Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party consultation paper ‘Renewing Our Party’ has attracted some commentary that on occasions has bordered on the hysterical and certainly doesn’t reflect what the paper actually…Read more…
Forest Gate North Labour Party Councillor candidate selection process
Following the resignation of Forest Gate North Councillor, Ellie Robertson, in order to take up a politically restricted post in City Hall, we have a Newham Council by election on July 14 (Bastille Day).
This Thursday 16 June there will be a meeting o…Read more…
Stealing homes and killing communities
These are notes from a briefing and discussion we had at last months Forest Gate North Labour Party branch meeting on the Housing and Planning Act 2016 and it’s consequences. The briefing is based on an Unison report to its NEC. Our branch now tr…Read more…
Trade union members should vote to stay in the EU
Letter in The Guardian June 6th As general secretaries who represent a large part of Britain’s trade union movement, we are writing to make our position clear and urge our collective membership,…Read more…