John McDonnell failed to get sufficient nominations to get on the ballot for Labour Leader. His campaign was not a…
Private Equity – what response from the trades unions?
private-equity-and-the-trades-unions.pdf Until a few months ago ‘private equity’ meant little to anybody other than economists or investors. However, the prospect…
Home ownership falls
An interesting piece of news in the Guardian yesterday. Home ownership in England fell last year for the first time…
Living in the Ghetto?
living-in-the-ghetto.pdf I did not realise it but I live in a ghetto. Will Hutton, that doyen of the English middle…
Blair’s government declares: the right to strike is not a ‘fundamental social right’!
The British government has declared that strike action is not a ‘fundamental social right’. The government, represented by QC David…
National Shop Stewards Network
A national meeting called by the RMT attended by 250 union reps has agreed to launch a ‘National Shop Stewards…
Fact and Fiction – what’s happened in the SSP?
The Scottish Socialist Party was viewed by socialists in Britain and around the world as a success story. The election…
Penalising ‘Hard Work, Thrift and Enterprise’!
Stephen Byers is worried that inheritance tax is ‘penalising hard work, thrift and enterprise’ ‘The rich shall inherit the earth.…
John McDonnell Campaign
Left wing Labour MP John McDonnell has declared he will stand against Gordon Brown for Labour leader when Blair departs.…
Michael Wills is worried…
North Swindon MP Michael Wills is worried. His speech to a fringe meeting at the conference of new Labour pressure…
Martin Wicks 