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The Labour Party is saddened to hear about the death of Rudi Vis, who had served as MP for Finchley and Golders Green. 
Labour's Shadow Foreign Secretary David Miliband said:
I am deeply concerned by the incidents overnight. As I said in the House of Commons last week, a policy of neglect of Gaza is bound to fail.
A Commonwealth Fund report placed Britain's NHS as the most efficient healthcare system, and second overall, amongst seven other international health systems.
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland as published their annual report today.
It shows that water bills in Scotland are £20 less than the average for England, despite the additional costs...
Foreign Secretary William Hague has announced some initial cuts in the FCO budget (but so far only in the programmes it runs – a very small part of the FCO budget compared with staffing, embassies and high commissions). Out of the £140m programmes budget, he plans to cut £18m (12-13%), but...
Labour leadership Candidate Ed Balls, visited a Newham School yesterday and he talks above about the threat to free school meals. Hat-tip thingy Labourlist.This college is from last night's meeting with David Miliband held at the Old Town Hall in Stratford, E15. This as chaired by Ahmed Noor who I believe is the son of the first Asian shopkeeper in Green Street and my old mucker Terry Paul, who is a local ward member for Stratford nd...
Today the coalition cabinet went to their first major outing outside of London infact to Bradley, all of the coalition MP’s had to take the train (and not first class) all except the prime minister for “security reason’s” they probably all hate him now.
This should have been their form of transport;
Enjoy :D
Artist/Author: Caleb Law age: [...]
Despite a focus on maternal and child health the G8 has been accused of abandoning the world’s poor.
Pictures are from a really enjoyable afternoon I spent a few weeks ago at the summer fair of the “Friends of Abbey Garden”. This is on the actual site of what was once the medieval Langthorn Abbey. For many years this 2000 sq feet plot of land was a waste ground but it is now a community led park...UNISON Labour Link hasn’t decided yet which (if any) of the Labour Party Leadership candidates they should support and recommend to members.
There will be a hustings at the National Labour Link forum in Leeds next weekend. There will also be at least 50 other hustings taking place up and down the...
England coach Fabio Capello would do well to take a transcript copy of Germany coach Joachim Loew’s post-match press conference – because in it he would find all the simple reasons why his side were trounced 4-1 and sent packing from the World Cup on Sunday.
If you have never been to a UNISON conference on its last day then this is not quite what you would expect. The report is given by the Chair of the NDC standing committee who is advised to keep his day job:)
This incredible strike in a rural Norfolk school went on for 25 years - from 1914 to 1939! There is now a museum in the village and an nnual Labour movement rally to commemorate it, which I hope to visit this year. Check out more on the history here.
Wasn’t Young Clegg so Great Before the Election – But now he’s grown up he’s Public Enemy No.2 (second to David Cameron).
Nick Clegg has had to ‘crawl’ back to his constituency to talk to business leaders about snatching the loan away from nuclear development company Forge masters.
He spoke to Tony peddler chairman of the board, and at his constituency office he spoke [...]This update was published in Inside Housing yesterday. Double click on caption to bring up details.
Since talks are ongoing I won't say anymore at the moment except of course to hope that the talks are successful.
You can find out more about the history of the dispute here, ere and...
Labour Party leadership contender David Miliband will be speaking o ondon Labour Party embers and rade union affiliates t the historic Old Town Hall in Stratford, Newham London on Monday 28 June.
This event is being sponsored by the akistani Association...
A "Progressive budget"? Yeah. Check out this morning's Guardian take on this and the CONDEM belief that we are all sharing the pain.
Osborne's "tough but fair" claim is also shown to be a nonsense.
I blogged n his "Equality of Sacrifice" poster in April and thought it could be a...
UNISON NEC member Louise Couling who won the election last month has had to resign and re-run in a by-election on 8 July.
BNP assembly member Richard Barnbrook is standing against her. I also received this email from local MP Margaret Hodge.
"We now have just over two weeks to go...I forgot – a couple more video posts about UNISON NDC. Sound quality not that very good but while waiting in one of the speaker chairs last week just before I was “bumped off” I was able to video the last bit of top Stockport Local Government branch activist, Angela Bowan, as she lays into the...
So the CONDEMs are going to protect the NHS and front line services?
The first of many protests - Nurses at Kingston Hospital protest today at a job freeze. Check out this UNISON press release.
"Dont' let Nurses Freeze
Kingston hospital’s decision to freeze front-line nursing posts will...
esterday lunchtime I was interviewed by BBC London news about the budget. Parts of hich was broadcast on “London News” at 6.30pm last night. You can see it here (first few minutes) for the next 12 hours and I think you can download on BBC iPlayer for the next 7 days.
My chief...
Prime Minister David Cameron claims he will ‘tackle’ deficit, this led me to think well… that’s a little a little like American Football so ta-dah enjoy!
Artist/Author: Caleb Law age: 13
The Queen’s attempt to dip her paws in the taxpayers pocket, but is denied by Chancellor George Osborne.
In Chancellor George Osborne’s Emergency Budget 2010 he refuses to give the queen a pay rise of £7.9 million, it is quite a no-brainer that if the country is in recession and money is tight you don’t ‘beg’ [...]No-one can say you were not warned. In the face of the 25% budget cuts, 20% VAT, frozen pay and child benefit, tax credits, pregnancy grants, Sure start, DLA restrictions...Check out "The Common People" video again and weep.
Did anyone notice how Nick Clegg looked very bored at Chancellor George Osborne’s budget speech in the House of Commons.
He was at the point of yawning and looked very exhausted so I made a political cartoon that addresses Nick Clegg’s boredom.
Enjoy :D
Artist/Author: Caleb Law age: 13
reat news on an otherwise miserable day (the CONDEM "emergency" budget). Centre left moderate Dave Prentis has been overwhelmingly re-elected as UNISON General Secretary. Official result here
"Dave Prentis 145,351 (67.2%)
Roger Bannister 42,651 (19.7%)
Paul Holmes 28,114 (13%)
Dave has...
his is my last NDC 2010 post. Picture of London UNISON regional convenor Gloria Hanson outside conference with a very suitable sign.
This is a speech I did for he Friday morning "Organising" debate (but was "bumped off").
"Conference, President, John Gray HAB, Greater London...
I wasn’t able to attend the flag raising for Armed Forces Day at Newham Town Hall this morning but Ipswich Labour Councillor (and former soldier) Alasdair Ross posts far more eloquently (and with more reason) that I could on his local ceremony. Up and down the country there were similar...I actually managed to give this speech to conference without being “bumped off”!
"President, conference, John Gray, Housing Association Branch, London region speaking in favour of motion 92.
The Tobin or rather the Robin Hood Tax is a win, win for everyone. Not only a means to redistribute... his was a great performance at Conference on Thursday by singer/campaigner, Billy Bragg. It started off with a video of Billy confronting the BNP/fascist Councillor and London Assembly member, Richard Barnbrook, on St Georges Day.
Every year Barnbrook dresses as in a suit of armour and...This was yet another speech that I was “bumped off” by a point of order before I could deliver it. Such is life. I am really pleased with the recent ground breaking agreement between the affiliated local government unions and the London Labour councils about a living wage for all (picture is of...
The UNISON National delegate conference finished at 4pm on Friday. Our President, Gerry Gallagher, was given the traditional very emotional UNISON “goodbye and thanks” - which left him red eyed and saying he would close conference down now since he was sure we didn’t want to see a grown man...
On Wednesday morning there was a debate on Defending the LGPS. I posted about his excellent UNISON Labour Link leaflet on the threat to our pensions just before the General Election.
I hope those who claim there as "no difference" between Labour and the Tories are pleased with...This link is rather late - but better late than never! One of my branch delegates, Mary Powell as been posting on the UNISON DC here.
She has kept ostings up-to-date (much etter than I have) and I will no doubt pinch some of her stuff for this blog later.Hat tip thingy Col. Roi(Some notes about the General Secretary's speech to conference on Tuesday afternoon – usual health warning about my hurried note taking). Dave started off with a joke about conference clashing with the World cup and how UNISON had tried unsuccessfully to get the football authorities to change their...