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Ministers should be helping the millions struggling with rising bills, not allowing their wealthy pals to feather their nests further
The article Swelling bankers’ pay packets won’t help people struggling with bills first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Ministers should be helping the millions struggling with rising bills, not allowing their wealthy pals to feather their nests further
The article Swelling bankers’ pay packets won’t help people struggling with bills first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Well said. Johnson withdrew probably because the economy is in such a mess and Truss is well gone but let no one forget that while Rishi is thankfully competent, he is a right wing rich posh boy. We need a General Election now but since Turkeys do…Read more…
Love it but ashamed of our political system for allowing this to happen. Bring on slightly boring but competent Keir. We need grown ups in charge. Read more…
Conservatives unfit to govern
The article There must now be an election, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.
Hat tip TUC. Nuf saidRead more…
Unite slammed prime minister Liz Truss’ speech at the Conservative Party conference today (October 5) over Truss’ failure to stand up for workers seeking wage rises amid a crippling cost of living crisis. Instead of supporting these workers, tens of thousands of whom are taking industrial action over pay, Truss twice attacked trade unions in […]
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New chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget, announced today (September 23) was widely slammed as a handout for the wealthy amid a slew of unfunded tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the already well-off. Following a long-discredited ideology of ‘trickle down’ economics, Kwarteng announced a £45bn tax giveaway to the wealthiest and big businesses. Commenting on the announcements, […]
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Weird day. Love this tweet by sacked Tory Ministers wife about their new leader. Hope it is not fake :-)Felicity Cornelius-Mercer@mercer_felicityHe asked her ‘why would you do this, who is going to be better at this role than me, which of your ma…Read more…
Commenting on Liz Truss being elected as leader of the Conservative party and so becoming prime minister, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “Liz Truss will not solve the cost-of-living crisis by attacking trade unions and making it even easier for bad bosses to do as they please. At a time when we face a […]
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Responding to the latest threats to workers and their unions from the government, this time made by foreign secretary and leadership contender Liz Truss, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said, “It looks like a competition about who can be the most belligerent about implementing more anti-trade union laws. Truss one day, Shapps another. “This government […]
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A fantastic collage from last Sunday’s 9 miles walk with Gill around Chesham and Little Missenden in the Chilterns. I want to concentrate on this blog more on the history and politics of the places we visit, rather than the beautiful scenery…Read more…
Unite has vowed to meet attacks on the right to strike with ‘fierce, prolonged resistance’ after Tory leadership contender Liz Truss announced this week plans to force through reforms to already repressive trade union laws if she were to become prime minister. Unite has said such moves amount to an all-out ‘declaration of war’ on […]
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In the months and years to come, we will fight this calculated attack on our hard won rights and freedoms alongside Amnesty International, Liberty, the British Institution of Human Rights and others….Read more…