Caroline Flint Speech to Labour Party Conference 2011
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Bin collection fund is a policy for one week in Manchester not a solution for the future - Flint
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Caroline Flint MP, Labour's Shadow Communities and Local Government Secretary, responding to the Government's announcement on bin collection ahead of the Tory Party ConferenceFox must take responsibility for his actions - Murphy
Updated: 2011-09-30 19:18:27Jim Murphy MP, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary, said in response to Liam Fox's newspaper interview today: “Liam Fox must take responsibility for his actions.Hilary Benn's Speech to Labour Party Conference 2011
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Updated: 2011-09-30 19:18:27Get in touch with Harriet Harman on twitter here - CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY -Sørøverskibsfødselsdagslagkage
Updated: 2011-09-30 19:18:17Pirate ship birthday cake Originally uploaded by viralbus Léon fylder seks år i dag, og han kan godt li’ sørøvere, så jeg prøvede at få hans lagkage til at ligne et sørøverskib. (Indeni var det er helt almindelig lagkage med jordbærsyltetøj og kagecreme.) Jeg tror desværre ikke, det rigtigt lykkedes mig at få skibet til [...]Power in a Union: Construction demo’s continue to defend national agreements
Updated: 2011-09-30 17:53:34
Protests and demonstrations continued at some of the UK’s largest construction site this week as electricians and skilled workers protested at an attempt by eight major contractors to break...Power in a Union: The fight is on for for BAE jobs
Updated: 2011-09-30 15:51:34Following the shock announcement that 3,000 skilled workers jobs are under threat, Unite and unions in the CSEU have swung into action to fight to retain the jobs – starting at the Labour Party.read moreStudent journalism competition – delegation to South Africa!
Updated: 2011-09-30 15:10:17
RESULT UK and Student Stop AIDs Campaign have launched an exciting competition to find a dedicated student with a journalistic flair and passion for global health. Continue reading →The World of Nick Venedi: Lambeth Unison Branch meeting motions
Updated: 2011-09-30 15:07:09
I am publishing the motions for the special branch meeting which is taking place on the 4th.
Branch Meeting Tuesday 4 October
The pensions dispute and the "Co-operative Council" (or "Cop-out...Power in a Union: Strike @ Centrepoint – Prince Williams favourite charity
Updated: 2011-09-30 14:21:30
Think of a charity and what image do you see? Dedicated staff, caring, committed and skilled people dealing with all sorts of human problems.read more
Ian Manborde: A Leader Insider of Her: A Response to Child Labour
Updated: 2011-09-30 14:08:00
"You could say that a significant part of who I am comes from being in this organization," she says.read more
South Australian By-elections Paper
Updated: 2011-09-30 00:25:01With by-elections coming up for the South Australian seats of Port Adelaide and Ramsay, the South Australian Electoral Commission has issued an update of its research paper on the history of South Australian by-elections. You can find the paper here.rights for interns: Panorama – minimum wage scams edition on Monday
Updated: 2011-09-30 00:13:44Monday’s Panorama will look at low paid jobs and NMW scams (3 October 8.30 PM BBC 1). I hope that it will pick up the interns issue, as the TUC talked to the producers about in detail.#Lab11 Back home and Vote Yes X to protect your pension
Updated: 2011-09-29 22:10:00
Back home in Newham's "green and pleasant" land after the worlds longest (but cheap) London Midland train journey from Liverpool.
I really enjoyed myself last week. Not sure it was a great" Party conference but we are in a bit of a silly season at the moment. If the Party announces any...RESULTS October Action call announced
Updated: 2011-09-29 16:31:55We are pleased to announce that the next RESULTS Action call will take place on Tuesday 4th October at 8pm. The call is titled “Protecting the Investments of the poor: who will show global leadership on microinsurance?” Click here to download the action materials. Continue reading →Plan B for Boris
Updated: 2011-09-29 10:39:00Could Boris be the next Tory leader?
Updated: 2011-09-29 00:52:21
: SEARCH Blog Journalism Books Film Radio Toby's School Thursday 29th September 2011 Could Boris be the next Tory leader I've written a cover story for this week's Spectator called Plan B for Boris' in which I speculate about the Mayor of London's chances of becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party . Boris's best hope would be if David Cameron lost the next election a scenario that would probably put paid to George Osborne's leadership ambitions , given that he'd be held partly responsible . Of course , Boris would have to be an MP in 2015 in order to throw his hat into the ring . Does that mean it could only happen if he lost the mayoral election next year Not necessarily . There's nothing in the rule book to prevent Boris from standing for Parliament whilst also serving as#Lab11 Unions21 fringe on Pensions
Updated: 2011-09-28 17:09:00
Yesterday lunchtime (Tuesday) I was a last minute speaker at a fringe on pensions organised by Unions21. The other speakers were Malcolm Wicks MP, Former Pensions Minister; Mary Bousted - General Secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers; David Pitt-Watson, Hermes (Speaking on...#Lab11 Labour Housing Group/Co-op/SERA fringe
Updated: 2011-09-28 16:12:00
After the TULO fringe on Sunday I went with UNISON housing members to the Labour Housing Group meeting which was held jointly ith the Co-operative arty and SERA. It was called "Homes for the Future". t was chaired by Jacky Peacock OBE, Vice Chair LHG; Speakers: Alison...Telling the truth
Updated: 2011-09-28 13:58:15I quite liked this interview with a trader, Alessio Rastani, on BBC: My guess is that many people are thinking like him, but it’s not often they say it out loud. I just hope he’s being a bit too pessimistic! Share and enjoy! Hide Sites $$('div.d4355').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) });Phonetic palindromes
Updated: 2011-09-28 13:58:14In some languages, palindromes are fairly easy to construct. However, to some extent this is a result of the writing system – for instance, in English ‘hs’ is almost nonexistent, which means that ‘sh’ cannot be used in palindromes; if English started using ‘š’ instead of ‘sh’, it would immediately allow for more palindromes. On [...]Matarr Baldeh joins RESULTS UK for a three month Fellowship
Updated: 2011-09-27 17:35:16
Hello, my name is Matarr Baldeh and I am the National Coordinator for Education for All Campaign Network (EFANet) The Gambia. I have been offered the opportunity to work and learn about advocacy and campaigning in the UK for three months … Continue reading →#Lab11 Ed Miliband speech to Labour Conference
Updated: 2011-09-27 16:58:00This post is out of sequence since I haven’t caught up on Sunday yet neither mind yesterday. I rushed over from the Unions21 fringe on pensions to join the long queue for Ed Miliband's speech as leader to conference. Unlike last year I was able to get in and find a seat. People behind me had to...Exam board's proposal to penalise private school pupils is a politically correct gimmick
Updated: 2011-09-27 11:29:28: SEARCH Blog Journalism Books Film Radio Toby's School Tuesday 27th September 2011 Exam board's proposal to penalise private school pupils is a politically correct gimmick You have to admire the chutzpah of the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance , the UK’s biggest exam board . After years of dumbing down in which the board made GCSEs and A-levels easier and easier it has suddenly discovered a social conscience . Later today , it will unveil a proposal at the Labour Party conference to award university points to children alongside their A-level results , rewarding them for doing well relative to the average performance of children in their schools . The hope is that good universities will take these points into account when making offers , thereby raising the bar for children fromPoll humiliation for Ed Miliband on eve of conference speech
Updated: 2011-09-27 01:51:56: SEARCH Blog Journalism Books Film Radio Toby's School Tuesday 27th September 2011 Poll humiliation for Ed Miliband on eve of conference speech Bad news for Ed Miliband . In an opinion poll published in this morning's Independent , the Tories have overtaken Labour for the first time since last October . According to the ComRes poll , the Conservatives are on 37 Labour on 36 and the Lib Dems on 12 Lest anyone think this is an outlier , Labour's lead has dropped to two points in the latest YouGov Sun poll , with the Tories on 39 and Labour on 41 To read more , click here COMMENT COMMENTS SO FAR : 0 FIXED LINK EMAIL TO A FRIEND ChrispLOL DAaronovitch We did . I'm the Chairman 10 minutes ago Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Wikipedia IMdb Email BEST OF THE WEB Michael Gove and the nest of vipers by#Lab11 TULO fringe
Updated: 2011-09-26 16:27:00
My first event f conference (Sunday) was the TULO fringe. TULO is the organisation set up by trade unions who are affiliated to the Labour Party. It was packed out with trade unionists who listened to speeches by trade union leaders and MP's. I had only just arrived from Cardiff...#Lab11 Labour Party Conference Liverpool 2011
Updated: 2011-09-26 15:16:00
This picture is from the inside of the ACC, Kings Dock, Liverpool next to the conference floor. I arrived yesterday afternoon from Cardiff after the Unison Community Seminar.
The Labour Party conference is a huge event with thousands of people attending. It is not just about the...Finbarr Toesland: Significant progress for girls education in Afghanistan
Updated: 2011-09-26 14:22:44A recent Oxfam report detailed the advances of girls’ education in Afghanistan during the past 9 years. It details that whilst significant advances have been made in the area, the international communities’ focus on national security and troop withdrawal has had a distinctly negative effect. Continue reading →The Good Liberal Democrat
Updated: 2011-09-25 12:38:00This is part of the speech on pensions hat Janice Turner gave at a Liberal Democrat fringe event last week called "Pension reform – public, private and state – What’s fair?". Also at this event was Steve Webb MP, Pensions Minister, Dave Prentis, UNISON and anny Finkelstein, The...“Public Service delivery by the sector, cuts, and the government’s “big society”.
Updated: 2011-09-24 18:21:00This morning of the 2nd day of the UNISON Community seminar began with speeches by Stuart Etherington, CEO of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Phil Jarrold, Wales Council for Voluntary Action and Mike Short from UNISON. Some of the things I found interesting.
Stuart...Det var DrV, der vandt valget for “rød blok”
Updated: 2011-09-24 01:48:16For nogle dage siden offentliggjorde Berlingske en undersøgelse af vælgervandringer ved folketingsvalget. Det er yderst interessant, men jeg er bange for, der er nogle faktuelle fejl i tallene – fx ser det ud som om, Socialdemokraterne har vundet flere vælgere, end de har tabt, og det passer jo ikke så godt med, at de gik [...]UNISON National Community Service Group Seminar: Motion on Pension Strike
Updated: 2011-09-23 19:17:00
I'm in Cardiff for the first ever UNISON Community Service Group Seminar which starts this evening. nbsp;The picture is of the statute of Nye Bevan which overlooks Cardiff Castle. The Community Executive met beforehand and passed unanimously this motion. I attended as a NEC...Global Poverty Project support the End of Polio
Updated: 2011-09-23 12:22:39Earlier this week, the Global Poverty Project launched a new campaign, The End of Polio, with a cute and creative clip with a difference. Continue reading →An Evening with Eddie Izzard (and Ken)
Updated: 2011-09-23 08:01:00
On ednesday went to a London Labour Party fund raising event hosted by Eddie Izzard for Ken Livingston. Ken and Eddie both spoke followed by a Q&A. I sked about Boris and his high fare policy for London transport. nbsp; fterwards both Eddie and Ken came...Cable Street 75th Anniversary T-Shirt
Updated: 2011-09-22 22:05:00
Another great t-shirt offer from www.philosophyfootball.com ho are helping to organise the anniversary celebration.
"Seventy-five years ago, 4 October 1936. The people of the East End united to stop Sir Oswald Mosley's blackshirted British Union of Fascists from marching through their...Is the Prime Minister's 'Great Britain' campaign doomed to failure?
Updated: 2011-09-22 16:52:16: SEARCH Blog Journalism Books Film Radio Toby's School Thursday 22nd September 2011 Is the Prime Minister's Great Britain' campaign doomed to failure Some of you may have seen me on the Daily Politics earlier discussing the Prime Minister's new tourism and investment drive which he's branded Great Britain The Telegraph's chief political reporter Gordon Rayner notes that the Cool Britannia phenomenon of the mid-90s worked wonders for Tony Blair's image in the early years of his premiership Can Great Britain do the same for David Cameron To read more , click here COMMENT COMMENTS SO FAR : 0 FIXED LINK EMAIL TO A FRIEND My wife is one tough cookie latest Spectator column link 5 hours ago Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Wikipedia IMdb Email BEST OF THE WEB Bagehot on Hari's character flawsReinvigorating support for education: the Global Partnership for Education
Updated: 2011-09-22 16:00:51
The Fast Track Initiative has been renamed the 'Global Partnership for Education'. RESULTS welcomes the new name, which sets out much more clearly what the institution does, and hopes it can act as a catalyst for the replenishment effort happening in November. Continue reading →RESULTS welcomes new grassroots intern Alex Janaszewski
Updated: 2011-09-22 10:52:37
Nice to indirectly meet you all! I’ve just joined Results as a grassroots support intern, and am extremely excited to be on board with the politically engaged and vital organisation that Results is.
Continue reading →Eddie Izzard and Ken launch Fairer Fares campaign
Updated: 2011-09-21 23:59:00
"Ken Livingstone and Eddie Izzard will launch a campaign for 'Fairer Fares' today (Wednesday 21st September) following Boris Johnson's decision to increase bus, tube and train fares last week.
Ken and Eddie will call for Conservative Mayor, Boris Johnson, to end his high fare policy which has...1936-2011: They did not pass: They shall not pass! Cable Street 75 2nd Oct
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Battle of Cable Street. Check out here & Hope Not Hate web site for further detailsRadikale stemmer i Østjylland i 2011
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:58:26Jeg har tidligere prøvet at opgøre, hvad de bedste kredse i Storkreds Østjylland er, og i anledning at valget i sidste uge tænkte jeg, det var på tide at opdatere tabellen: Århus Østkredsen 9110 Djurskredsen 3847 Århus Nordkredsen 7568 Favrskovkredsen 2578 Århus Sydkredsen 6501 Randers Nordkredsen 1619 Århus Vestkredsen 5591 Randers Sydkredsen 2160 Skanderborgkredsen 5301 [...]Deep Space 9
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:58:25Deep Space 9, the Defiant and the Wormhole Originally uploaded by auntie rain I blogged back in May 2009 that I had finished watching Enterprise and that I would move on to Deep Space 9. I finally finished watching DS9 last night, and I must say I really enjoyed it, although it took me a [...]A brief explanation of the Danish general election result
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:58:25The British media seem to have commented widely on the Danish general election which took place on the 15th of September 2011, but they seem mainly to have been concerned with the fact that the leader of the Social Democrats, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, is Neil Kinnock’s daughter-in-law, and they have been wondering why her surname isn’t [...]Den politiske situation nu er ikke et spejlbillede af 2001
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:58:24Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen Originally uploaded by ~ Magne På valgaftenen spurgte en journalist Enhedslistens Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, om hun var den nye Pia Kjærsgaard, og jeg tror, mange formodede, Danmark nu får en regering, der er lige så venstreorienteret, som Anders Foghs var højreorienterede. Men situationen nu er slet ikke den samme som i 2001, blot med [...]Midterpartiernes sejr
Updated: 2011-09-20 18:58:23Det radikale Venstre og Liberal Alliance fik ved dette valg tilsammen 26 mandater. Det er dobbelt så mange, som midterpartierne fik i 2001 (se de lilla områder til højre). Naturligvis var valget i dag også en sejr for Enhedslisten, men det var reelt nok bare en masse SF’ere, der var blevet trætte af Villys ministerdrømme: [...]The Battle's of Matewan and Blair Mountain
Updated: 2011-09-19 22:27:00Hat tip to Andy Newman at Socialist Unity or this remarkable post on 1920's bloody hoot outs between est irgina coal miners and Company strike breakers. The clip is from the 1987 film by John Sayles.
We have this image of a capitalist and conservative America,...Abbey Gardens Harvest Festival 2011: What will the Harvest be?
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Yesterday afternoon I was judging the "best vegetable sculpture" nd the "best sport themed cake competition" with my fellow West Ham Ward Councillor, Freda Bourne. We were at the Abbey Gardens Harvest Festival.
In the best traditions of any British outdoor event, it of course poured...TUC Congress 2011: Latin America Solidarity Reception
Updated: 2011-09-18 17:57:00
Sorry this is late. On Monday after close of Conference I went to the fringe "Defending Progress and Fighting for Justice". The speakers: were Esther Armenteros, Cuban Ambassador; Samuel Moncada, Venezuelan Ambassador; Guisell Morales-Echaverry, Charge d'Affaires, Nicaraguan Embassy; Billy Hayes,...Newham Compass: Secure Affordable Homes for All
Updated: 2011-09-17 18:48:00
On Tuesday 18 October at 7.30pm Newham Compass is holding a debate entitled "Secure Affordable homes for all. A policy for the next government".
This will take place at the headquarters of East Thames Housing Association in Stratford, 29-35 West Ham Lane, E15 (less than 10 minutes rom...TUC Congress 2011: Unions21 Fringe on The Future of Union Image
Updated: 2011-09-16 22:36:00Union21 used this fringe to launch a viral recruitment video which I missed but I was present for a panel debate on “The Future of Union Image”. The panel included left o right Captain SKA (producer of this music video); Kerry McCarthy MP, Sue Ferns (Chair), author David Seymour and Luke...Pensions strike Ballot: "enough is enough"
Updated: 2011-09-15 23:12:00UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis tells it as it is about why the unions are calling a strike ballot to protect ensions. "We hope for the best but are planning for the worse. A last resort... only if negotiations break down. First Day of Strike Action planned for 30...London Labour Housing Group AGM
Updated: 2011-09-15 22:54:00
On Monday evening after TUC I went to the first annual general meeting of the ondon branch of the Labour Housing Group (LHG). The LHG is a Socialist society affiliated to the Labour Party concerned with Housing. The meeting took place in the House of Commons and was chaired by Steve...2009 Queensland Election Statistical Analysis
Updated: 2011-09-15 14:54:13I've prepared an statistical anlysis of the 2009 Queensland Election and published it at my election archive site. You can visit the election archive via this link or go straight to the 2009 Queensland Election Analysis via this link.2011 NSW Election Statistical Analysis
Updated: 2011-09-15 00:30:37I've prepared my usual NSW election result analysis publication on the 2011 election for the NSW Parliamentary Library. You can find it via this link. I've also put a copy in my election archive. I'm continuing to add new or...TUC Congress 2011: Pension Strike Ballot on!
Updated: 2011-09-14 11:21:00Congress has just voted unanimously to support Composite 5. UNISON General Secretary proposed the composite and in his speech announced that UNISON (and the other public sector unions) will be writing to over 9000 employer’s that they will be balloting for strike action over pensions. Over...Barnet lockout, strike and lobby
Updated: 2011-09-14 10:42:00
The title of this post could have been "Big guns target Barnet" (I'll explain later). I left he TUC conference a little early to get to Hendon Town Hall o join the UNISON lobby against the Tory plans to privatise 70% of the taff employed by Barnet Council.
Earlier in the...TUC Congress 2011: Captain SKA - Liar Liar video
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Yesterday I went to a Unions21 fringe. Captain SKA himself was a panelist. I haven't managed to post on this fringe yet but I thought I will repost his great video anyway. The best £300 ever spent.TUC Congress 2011: Ed Miliband Speech to conference
Updated: 2011-09-13 12:02:00
The press pack and TV cameras were out in force and the hall was full first thing - so you knew that no matter how worthy the order of business was that morning that something else was happening.
The Leader of the Opposition and the Labour Party, Ed Miliband MP had come to give the annual address...Barnet UNISON Strikers face "lock out" threat by Tory Council
Updated: 2011-09-12 23:58:00
Good luck to the 400 Barnet Council UNISON members who are going out on strike tomorrow
afternoon over the potential privatisation of all Council services.
The Tory Council is now threatening to send home workers as they arrive at work in the morning if they are going on strike that...