Standing up for the members

New General Secretary Paul Kenny, in a speech to the GMB Congress said that politicians were like babies nappies; “they … More

Nuclear power, environmental crisis and the trades unions

Having opposed building new nuclear power plants in its White Paper in 2003 the government has launched a new energy … More

“The terror is right here in this room.”

good-night-and-good-luck.pdf  A review of the George Clooney film, “Good Night and Good Luck”, which deals with the famous TV programme … More

Health crisis, what crisis?

The health service in Wiltshire is in an unprecedented crisis. Five out of seven community hospitals are under threat of … More

Local government workers strike

UNISON members picketting social services; part of the national strike action in which more than one million local government workers … More

The Dying Embers…the last days of the smoke filled rooms

Ok, I know it’s late in the day, but it’s never too late to come out of the closet. I … More

“Home owning democracy”: What’s in a phrase?

A delegation from Swindon trades unions participated in the Parliamentary lobby on February 8th, in support of direct investment in … More

Keep our NHS Public Health

Health Minister Patricia Hewitt has denied that the government is privatising the NHS. She says that the ‘competition’ she is … More

“Making this vital service great once more”

Peter Brown is one of the few correspondents in the Swindon Advertiser to write in defence of Blair’s government. Some … More

The British Unions and the New Labour government

The following is the text of a speech to the Norwegian Social Forum in Oslo in October 2004, to a … More