The Labour Party in Swindon maintained its ‘strength’ on the Council, losing one seat and gaining another. Yet that leaves…
Unite – insulting the intelligence of the members
You might call it a Hamlet moment, though in this case it’s not so much “to be or not to…
Supporting “non-existent colleagues”
The furore over the strike by workers at Grangemouth refinery is predictable. Government Ministers have lined up to say that…
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…
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…
Greg Tucker
The trade union and political activist Greg Tucker died yesterday from throat cancer. Here are some brief comments to mark…
Buses: a public service, not a ‘business’
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser following a debate sparked off in their letters page. I don’t…
“Ensuring the customer is happy” (or how the Post Office drives down wages in order to “succeed” in a liberalised postal market)
The ‘consultation’ by Royal Mail on closure of Post Offices was always a case of going through the motions. The…
Labour Representation Committee conference
I attended the Labour Representation Committee conference last Saturday. Here is my report. The LRC, although it failed to get…
A Killing Machine
This is a review of Michael Moore’s film ‘Sicko’. It’s no exaggeration to say that the US health industry is…
Martin Wicks 