Rage Against New Labour
Fight For The Right To Work
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The Labour Blog
- Train shameTory toff Winterton accuses standard-class passengers of being "a totally different type of people. There's lots of children, there's noise, there's activity. I like to have peace and quiet when I'm travelling." Of course a Conservative spokesperson trumps up and says these views "do not in any way represent the views of Da […]
- Bring them downNo immunity, no Parliamentary privilege, “Corruption, a serious and insidious offence, can only be dealt with effectively by using the police and the courts,” so said a Parliamentary committee in 1999.Elliot Morley, a former minister, David Chaytor, the MP for Bury North, Jim Devine, the MP for Livingston, and Lord Hanningfield, Who do these people think the […]
LabourStart
- UK : Union warning of further walkoutsSource: Press Association […]
- UK : Unite welcomes MPs' move to quiz Kraft on how it 'misled' UKSource: Unite […]
- UK : Bogus comparison between trade union donations and Lord Ashcroft's millions.Source: New Statesman […]
Vestas – Factory Under Occupation
- Island trades council debates the choice in the general electionRyde and East Wight Trades Council hosts election discussion Release: 2nd March, 2010 Members of the Ryde and East Wight Trades Council held a deeply significant discussion and debate last night. In attendance were key Vestas workers including Ian Terry, main spokesperson for the Vestas campaign. Mark Chiverton, Unison secretary and Isle of Wight candidate f […]
- Red-green Vestas campaign features in US magazineThe Vestas campaign features in an issue on labour struggles by the US publication of the War Resisters League. You can read the article, “The UK’s Red and Green Revolt”, here. I think we can turn a blind eye to them calling Vestas a Dutch company – newspapers with bigger budgets closer to home have [...] […]
- We’re going through changes…Over the next few weeks the blog will change its look and content. We want to do several things with it, and welcome other suggestions: 1. Maintain a history of the Save Vestas campaign of 2009 and keep up with new developments, eg, what Vestas does next on the Isle of Wight. 2. Reflect the activities of [...] […]
- Isle of Wight SOS = Save Our Services! Public meeting, Weds 17 FebruaryPublic Meeting Hosted by the Isle of Wight UNISON union branch Save Our Services! Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 7-9pm Hunnyhill Room, The Riverside Centre, The Quay, Newport, Isle of Wight One week before the Council meets to pass a budget for the next year -which threatens massive cuts to services relied upon by the most vulnerable people on the [...] […]