Supporting “non-existent colleagues”

The furore over the strike by workers at Grangemouth refinery is predictable. Government Ministers have lined up to say that … More

Stealing our money? Council Housing and union political funds

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

Negotiating pay cuts – or, how to throw Gordon Brown a lifeline

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

Labour Representation Committee conference

 I attended the Labour Representation Committee conference last Saturday. Here is my report. The LRC, although it failed to get … More

Sponsored MPs: Dump supporters of privatisation

This is an article written for the GMB Southern Region journal Vision.  In Swindon our members in the NHS are … More

The obsequious squad

The dictionary definition of obsequious is too eager to praise or obey someone. The word came to mind when reading … More

A scandalous travesty of democracy

Written for the website UK Watch  blog. Some of you may have noticed that the major trades unions supported Gordon Brown … More

Tackling climate change …by pricing people off the railways!

Today’s Times headline declares: “Rail Fares to soar as funding is slashed”. Rail passengers face above inflation fare increases every … More

Housing Green Paper – the devil is in the detail

Some weeks back the Daily Mirror announced on its front page “the return of the Council house”. Gordon Brown would … More

Dear John – an email to John McDonnell

John McDonnell failed to get sufficient nominations to get on the ballot for Labour Leader. His campaign was not a … More