Tuesday | 12 Aug 2008
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Full story»»Friday | 8 Aug 2008
Coal isn't the climate enemy, Mr Monbiot. It's the solution
Coal power is far safer, says former National Union of Mineworkers leader Arthur Scargill in reply to a pro-nuclear article by green campaigner George Monbiot
Arthur Scargill, The Guardian, Friday 8th August 2008 writes:
Full story»»Thursday | 7 Aug 2008
Capitalism lies in shambles, and the left has gone awol
It should be the moment for progressives to proffer remedies, and yet a year into the credit crunch they remain largely silent.
Aditya Chakrabortty The Guardian, Thursday August 7 2008
Full story»» Miliband means more of the same. Labour needs change
Brown can face down the Blairite insurgency and meet the demands of the time, or crash and burn as a puppet prime minister.
Seumas Milne The Guardian, Thursday August 7 2008
Full story»»Wednesday | 30 Jul 2008
The City Learning Centre Opening – North Midlands Branch
My speech:
Full story»»Thursday | 24 Jul 2008
Thursday
The UPU Congress takes place every four years and has representatives from countries all over the world. The event has over 3,000 delegates and lasts three weeks.
Tuesday | 22 Jul 2008
Tuesday
UNI World Meeting – Nyon, Switzerland – 22/23 July 2008
Attended the UNI Post and Logistics meeting, together with the CWU International Officer, John Baldwin. CWU members can access information via link from this blog or www.union-network.org click on “affiliates only” with user name: guest and password: tempo
Our Executive receives a report in the normal way.
The World Committee took on an overview of developments in the Post and Logistics Sector around the World. The strategic plan for UNI in the run-up to the World Congress in 2010, was cleared by the committee.
Europe
Esther Bares gave a brief overview of developments with the 3rd European Directive on Postal Services.
In short by 1 January 2012 full liberalisation of postal services across Europe
Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu, President of Japan Postal Group Union gave a presentation of Privatization, corporate break-up, and current situations of Japan Post.
We also received a report from a representative of the Universal Postal Union. UPU is a specialised agency of the United Nations. The UPU is older than the UN and it deals with postal matters on an international basis. UNI has a Memoranda of Understanding with UPU. Website: www.upu/int
International Transport Federation
A presentation was received from the ITF, a trade body representing trade unionists across the globe. An interesting presentation particularly on the issue of logistics, owner/drivers and the synergy of the same. Website: www.itfglobal.org
A presentation was also given by the IFT which is available on the UNI website. The UNI website now have a Google Translate available, which will also be introduced onto the CWU website. This facility enables non English speaking visitors to have material translated to their own language for free.
Monday | 21 Jul 2008
Monday
a.m.
Meeting with Harriet Harman, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party and Chair of the Labour Party.
Attended meeting to discuss CWU matters and the general political situation.
p.m.
Labour Party Joint Policy Committee. As one of the Vice-chairs of the Labour Party National Policy Forum I attended the meeting. The meeting lay the ground-work for the NPF.
Thursday | 17 Jul 2008
Newsround - This is far more likely to work than locking them up
The new youth justice plan offers proven ways of dealing with offenders, while Cameron can only urge yet more prison.
Polly Toynbee The Guardian, Tuesday July 15, 2008 writes:
Full story»»Wednesday | 16 Jul 2008
Newsround: BT aims for faster broadband and higher margins with £1.5bn fibre-optic network·
Graeme Wearden The Guardian, Wednesday July 16, 2008
BT has pledged to bring super-fast broadband to 10m homes within four years by spending £1.5bn on a new fibre-optic network.
Full story»» Newsround: The withdrawal dynamic is shifting Iraq's political plates
The surge is at best a crime-cutting exercise. It is the promise of Obama and disengagement that really concentrates minds.
Simon Jenkins The Guardian, Wednesday July 16, 2008 wrote the following:
Full story»»Saturday | 5 Jul 2008
SPEECH TO MARXISM 2008
SESSION ENTITLED
“MIGRANT WORKERS AND THE NEW WORKING CLASS”
11.45 – 1.00 PM
Full story»»Thursday | 3 Jul 2008
In the Papers - New Zealand is in tune with the times - Britain's lagging
The privatisation tide is turning, from Wellington to Caracas, but public intervention has to be at the cutting edge as well
Seumas Milne The Guardian, Thursday July 3, 2008
Wednesday | 2 Jul 2008
In the Papers - From triumph to torture
Israel’s treatment of an award-winning young Palestinian journalist is part of a terrible pattern
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John Pilger The Guardian, Wednesday July 2, 2008
In the Papers - Britain makes Merkel and Sarko look like the lefties
High-paid executives worried by change in Europe can take solace from Labour - here they are still untouchable
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John Harris The Guardian, Wednesday July 2, 2008
