By Pat Colquhoun On Monday 29 June, Prime Minister in waiting, Andy Burnham, once again donned his dark blue t-shirt and suit jacket to give
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By Andy Ford Unite EC member Mark Jones has set up a successful campaign on NHS dentistry. Toothless in England is trying to address a
By David Niven, PCS member, Defra North West & Cumbria Branch In our recent article The way forward for the PCS union – part 1
By Cain O’Mahony If the Far Right in the UK thought they were on a roll with their recent riots and rallies, many communities –
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Editorial: what will a Burnham leadership mean?
Short of an unexpected natural disaster, it looks like Andy Burnham will be Labour leader and new Prime Minister, perhaps be the end of July.
By Ray Goodspeed What is propelling Burnham into the Labour leadership and Downing Street, is the overwhelming mandate he won in the Makerfield by-election. Despite
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Trade unions and Labour Party affiliation
By Andy Ford, Unite rep A key question for the big unions is their relationship with the Labour Party. In the light of Starmer and
By Joe Langabeer Keir Starmer and his government have recently announced a social media ban for under-16s, restricting access to platforms such as YouTube, TikTok,
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The General Strike and the miners’ lock-out
By John Pickard The General Strike of May 1926 lasted only nine days. But the Great Lock-out of 1926 – which is how that struggle
By Steve McKenzie Last Friday saw draconian sentences handed down to the so-called Filton 4. This was the British establishment sending out a message, by
