Hi all, I’m Stuart Minson, and today I am starting as the Education Intern at RESULTS. Having met the team (and got my computer up and running!), I’m really looking forward to the work ahead. I was born in Canada, … Continue reading →
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The bankers and their big business allies t the CBI are at it again - obbying against regulatory reform of the banking system. The proposals, due to be published on 12 September, are...
Good luck to UNISON members of Nottingham Police Civilian staff out on strike today and on Friday over unfair
job cuts.read more
Floundering ory Housing Minister, Grant Shapps, was given a good going over this morning n the adio 4 "Today" programme. The National Housing Federation (FED) had first drawn bread more
Zimbabwean unions elect new leadership
The Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions held its 7th national congress in Bulawayo
in August, and elected a new leadership. Annie Watson...
In November the Education for All Fast Track Initiative (shortly to be renamed the 'Global Partnership for Education') is holding a pledging conference where they will call on donor nations to provide additional resources for education in low-income countries, and they have recently announced what they expect the results of the investment they are asking for will be. They include putting 25 million more children into school, halving the number of children in grade 3 who cannot read, and saving the lives of 350,000 children and 14,000 women every year. Continue reading →
From the "goingtoWork" TUC website - I have added my photo to the online mosaic here.
"The dates of the third Commons reading of the controversial Health and Social Care Bill have been announced as the 6th and 7th September. On the evening of the 7th, MPs will vote on the Bill, and if it...I'm catching up on my RSS feeds and emails...
War on Want report "Stitched up" on the gross exploitation of women workers in the Bangladeshi garment industry. The research is spot on but I was concerned that ecommendations ailed to mention any action or pressure on pension funds...
Back from a holiday on Lake Como, Italy. One of few things that I knew about the area beforehand was that Mussolini, he Italian fascist dictator, had been captured there by Communist partisans and shot in the village of Mezzegra along with his mistress, Clara Petacci. It was only a few days...
This blog looks at TB drug shortage in South Africa comparing more positive steps from Bayer Healthcare to provide over 600,000 drugs for China's national TB programme. Continue reading →
Uganda is often viewed as a success story as far as the global response to fighting HIV goes, with the billboard-driven ABC campaign (Abstain, Be faithful, Condomise) being held up as the way to tackle the disease. In reality, Uganda actually employed various strategies, including the widespread promotion and distribution of condoms Continue reading →
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Taking break from blogging for a little while. 
An email was sent out to various London branches this week, full of anti-union bile as well as omplete and utter lies, by former UNISON NEC member (see left) who had resigned fter only one meeting.
These people only want to rule or ruin. If they...
This is a picture from last weeks inaugural meeting of a new Residents
Group in my ward that I helped out at as a facilitator.
This photo image is my London. A local community coming together and working with their ouncil, the Police and Voluntary Groups to improve the...
This should be an interesting meeting. Housing is he key London issue. An invite has been sent out to all branch levy members inviting them to this meeting. RSPV only.
’ve always thought that this New Labour slogan “tough on crime, ough on the causes of crime" makes perfect sense. So first things first. The relatively tiny number of ignorant, selfish, no marks, who have been thieving, threatening and burning, deserve everything that is coming...From this morning's online Newham Recorder 07.38am "Damage was done on Newham’s streets last night as youths broke windows and stole goods from shops in a spate of copy-cat attacks, mirroring other parts of London
East Ham MP Stephen Timms praised police for their efforts. He said: “Last evening...
Good news today that Joel Bodmer (seen speaking at NDC) has been elected unopposed as the Greater London Committee member of UNISON National Labour Link.
Joel is also a ember of UNISON Housing Association branch and the new Chair of the National Young Members Forum.
It would...Another “off message” glorious Summer Sunday walk. Gospel Oak is only 29 minutes from Wanstead Park station, Forest Gate on the “Overground”. This is a great train service that also gives you a “heads up” on London via a brick viaduct (aka the “magic train”). Come out of Gospel Oak station, turn...
London Regional Secretary, Linda Perks, sent out yesterday news of his welcome policy statement on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) by London Councils Labour Group.
"We condemn the arbitrary 3.2% increase in employee contributions to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)...
Last night there was a celebration of the 15th Anniversary of "Show Racism the Red Card" at the new UNISON Centre. his is an anti-racism charity, which was established in January 1996. The aim of our organisation is to produce anti-racist educational resources, which harness the high...