Principles above self-interest

Swindon is undergoing an ‘options appraisal’ of its Council housing. This is the charade that offers ‘choice’ to tenants to … More

The premature announcement of the death of New Labour – tackling the recession or tinkering?

According to some of the right wing press, Gordon Brown has abandoned New Labour. Some trade union leaders agree, roaring … More

Some weeks back one of our New Labour MP’s, Anne Snelgrove, asked one of her constituents how she thought the … More

This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser TINA is dead on the ground In criticising Gordon Brown for the … More

Oh my God, the trades unions better get out the garlic, the holy water and a few silver bullets. The … More

Writing in today’s Guardian Gordon Brown is the very picture of complacency and self-delusion. After the events of the last … More

The Labour Party in Swindon maintained its ‘strength’ on the Council, losing one seat and gaining another. Yet that leaves … More

You might call it a Hamlet moment, though in this case it’s not so much “to be or not to … More

“The government is going down the wrong road and taking the wrong direction. There is no way we are going … More

Gill George, Unite NEC member, reports on her blog http://gillgeorge.wordpress.com/2008/04/07/union-negotiators-recommend-pay-cuts/ that UNISON and RCN walked out on the other unions … More