New General Secretary Paul Kenny, in a speech to the GMB Congress said that politicians were like babies nappies; “they…
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…
“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…
Health crisis, what crisis?
The health service in Wiltshire is in an unprecedented crisis. Five out of seven community hospitals are under threat of…
Local government workers strike
UNISON members picketting social services; part of the national strike action in which more than one million local government workers…
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…
“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…
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…
“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…
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…
Martin Wicks 