• UCAS consultation welcome, this out of touch Government is putting many students off from applying to university - Mahmood

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    Shabana Mahmood MP, Labour's Shadow Universities Minister, said in response to the UCAS Admission Process Review:

  • Ed Miliband blogpost - Arms race in directors' pay

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    The arms race to the top in directors’pay should not just be a cause of public anger.It should be a cause of deep worry about the long-term future of the British economy.

  • Out of touch Prime Minister doesn't understand scale of jobs and growth crisis Britain faces - Umunna

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    Chuka Umunna MP, Labour's Shadow Business Secretary, said in response to David Cameron’ article in tomorrow’ Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph’ front page story:

  • For too long energy companies have been able to do what they want at the expense of everyone else - Flint

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    Caroline Flint MP, Labour’ Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, responding to Ofgem fining nPower £2 million for mishandling customer complaints, said:

  • Tory-led Government making it harder not easier to crack down on gangs and foreign criminals - Cooper

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    Yvette Cooper MP, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, said in response to Theresa May's proposed changes to the way police and immigration services work to remove foreigners who are operating in British gangs:

  • Fox has no one to blame but himself and unanswered questions remain - Murphy

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    Jim Murphy MP, Labour's Shadow Defence Secretary, said in response to Liam Fox telling the BBC today that he would like to return to government:

  • ONS report shows VAT hits the poorest hardest - Owen Smith

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    Owen Smith MP, Labour’ Shadow Treasury Minister, said in response to an Office for National Statistics report on the impact of VAT on the poorest households:

  • Changes that could cause chaos in solar industry and affect tens of thousands of jobs should be announced in the Commons - Flint

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    Caroline Flint MP, Labour's Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, said ahead of the Government’ announcement of the revised Feed-in tariff scheme:

  • This out of touch government still doesn’t have a plan for jobs and growth - Ed Balls

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    Ed Balls MP, the shadow chancellor, said in advance of Tuesday’ figures for UK economic growth in the third quarter of 2011:

  • LASPO Bill: Justice policy should protect the public - Khan

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:35
    Sadiq Khan MP, Labour's Shadow Justice Secretary, said in advance of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill's next stage in the House of Commons tomorrow:

  • Hallowe’en er skotsk, ikke amerikansk!

    Updated: 2011-10-31 15:41:29
    Evil turnip lantern Originally uploaded by PhylB En dansk netavis, som skal forblive unævnt, skrev forleden noget ævl om den “amerikanske højtid halloween”. Hallowe’en stammer fra Skotland (og måske Irland), og selvom den nok er kommet til Danmark via USA, kunne man da godt være sig oprindelsen bevidst. For det første staves ordet traditionelt med [...]

  • The World of Nick Venedi: Vote Yes in the ballot

    Updated: 2011-10-31 08:42:04
    We are getting near the end of the vote Yes campaign to and hpefully all eligible Unison members get to vote in the ballot to ensure that local government pensions are protected. It is important...

  • The World of Nick Venedi: Sophie Habibis

    Updated: 2011-10-31 08:38:14
    A dignified Sophie Habibis showed up on ITV Daybreak this morning and presented herself in a positive way and avoided the temptation to make any negative comments about any of the other contestants...

  • John's Labour blog: Marathon Training 2012 Week 1: "Coventriert" & Getting fit can damage your health

    Updated: 2011-10-31 07:30:00
    Earlier this month I posted here that I was planning to run the London Marathon 2012 and was tarting to train sing this 24 week training rogramme. I plan to post each week on mread more

  • ToUChstone blog: Hungarian workers facing a rights-less nightmare

    Updated: 2011-10-31 04:21:42
    A rights-less future faces Hungarian workers under a [...]

  • SERTUC Regional Council 22.10.11: Motion 1

    Updated: 2011-10-30 23:07:00
    This is a picture of me addressing the recent SERTUC (South East Regional TUC) Council meeting. (Yes, I must remember to stick my head up from my speech notes when speaking). Motion 1 was about the "Response to Government Economic Policies". It was quite a good motion which I spoke in favour of...

  • Moving the UK to CET/CEST

    Updated: 2011-10-30 22:31:30
    Crazy Timezones Originally uploaded by tm-tm The UK government’s recent idea to move the UK from GMT/BST to CET/CEST and the Scottish Government’s refusal to play along is quite interesting. Let’s have a look at various locations in the UK and compare it with a city on the same longitude but further south, Málaga: Equinox [...]

  • Remuneration Committee "Racket"

    Updated: 2011-10-29 23:15:00
    Today I listened to Any Questions on Radio 4. There was a question about the outrageous 49% increase in the pay last year of the average FT100 director (about 10 minutes in). Lib Dem Coalition minister Jeremy Browne described the company remuneration committees who "set" the pay of such...

  • London Hazards Asbestos Conference 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-29 17:54:00
    "London Hazards Asbestos Conference is taking place at The Abbey Centre, 34 Great Smith Street, Westminster SW1P 3BU on Friday 18th November 2011 at 10am. The conference is aimed at establishing and developing networks to support asbestos victims in Greater London. The conference will develop a...

  • Paralympian Anne Wafula-Strike speaks out in parliament

    Updated: 2011-10-28 10:21:59
    On Tuesday Paralympian Anne Wafula-Strike, who was the first East African ever to compete in a wheelchair sprint at the Paralympic games, visited Parliament with RESULTS. Continue reading →

  • London Anglican cleric quits over “occupy” protest at St Paul’s cathedral

    Updated: 2011-10-28 01:37:05
    The Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral in London has resigned after a row among church and local authorities over whether to try to evict a 200-tent protest camp occupying the square outside.

  • SERTUC Regional Council 22 October 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-27 23:48:00
    Last Saturday morning I went to the South East Regional Trade Union Council (SERTUC) meeting at Congress House. This was before the UNISON International Seminar. The forthcoming ballot and likely strike action on Public service pensions was the key topic. The President of SERTUC Martin Gould...

  • TB in the Kingdom in the Sky

    Updated: 2011-10-27 10:54:17
    This week the BBC released a stunning photo story depicting the efforts of Lesotho to tackle its high prevalence of tuberculsis through a grant from the Stop TB Partnerships' TB REACH initiative. Continue reading →

  • European Health and Safety Week 24-28 October 2011

    Updated: 2011-10-26 18:21:00
    Apologies this is a little late. This week is European Health and Safety week. The theme or 2011 s "Safe Maintenance".  You can download the SE poster here. Futher details here and here. I've just applied for a place at the SERTUC health and safety...

  • Winstone Zulu awarded Zambia’s highest honour

    Updated: 2011-10-26 16:55:55
    The tireless campaigning, advocacy and energy of our much loved friend and activist, Winston Zulu, was yesterday recognised by the honour of President Sata granting him a posthumous Insigna of Recognition Award. Continue reading →

  • New Publication on WA Redistribution

    Updated: 2011-10-26 05:46:39
    I've prepared a publication on the recently completed Western Australian redistribution. It has been published by the WA Parliamentary Library. You can find it on the Library's site at http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Library+Publications I've also added a copy to my election archive at...

  • RESULTS November conference call announced: The End of AIDS?

    Updated: 2011-10-25 17:40:07
    We are pleased to announce that the November RESULTS conference call will take place on Tuesday, 1st November 2011 at 8pm. Our guest speaker on the call will be Diarmaid McDonald, Coordinator of the Stop AIDS campaign. Continue reading →

  • Vote Yes in Strike Ballot to Protect Public Service Pensions

    Updated: 2011-10-25 12:20:00
    "UNISON is urging members to vote - and vote YES - in the ballot for industrial action to protect public sector pensions. This ballot closes on Thursday 3 November: Your last chance to vote for action to defend your pension is fast approaching. We need a big Yes vote and a high turnout to send a...

  • Ken's "#Housinghorrors" Campaign

    Updated: 2011-10-25 07:29:00
    "Rip-off agency fees. Deposits lost unfairly. Rogue landlords evicting tenants with little notice and hiking rent with no warning. Smashed windows, faulty locks and broken fridges not being fixed for weeks or months. Rodent infestations. Damp and mouldy bathrooms being left to rot. These are just...

  • Plaistow North Labour Party branch "on the knocker"

    Updated: 2011-10-24 23:03:00
    Picture of the Labour Plaistow North ward canvass team (and a couple of friends) on Saturday.  West Ham MP Lyn Brown and GLA member for City and East, John Biggs, were also on hand to speak to local residents about the importance of getting rid Tory London Mayor Johnson and electing Ken...

  • #Uint11 Action for Southern Africa ( ACTSA). Update Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Malawi

    Updated: 2011-10-24 22:35:00
    The seminar continued on Sunday morning with a presentation by Mairan Power (UNISON International officer) and Mark Beacon (ACTSA) on Zimbabwe, Swaziland and Malawi. It is pretty awful and depressing what is going on in all these countries. They all experience o different degrees...

  • World Polio Day 2011 turns attention to disease that has been 99% wiped out

    Updated: 2011-10-24 17:08:57
    October 24th marks World Polio Day 2011. Continue reading →

  • Æbleskiver

    Updated: 2011-10-24 11:00:29
    Making round pancakes Originally uploaded by PhylB Jeg bagte forleden æbleskiver med småpigerne. Jeg havde regnet med, Anna nok ville prøve at vende dem, men jeg blev alligevel lidt overrasket, da Amaia (der fylder 2 den 11. januar) tog spisepinden ud af Annas hånd og fermt løftede en æbleskive fra panden over på tallerkenen! Alle [...]

  • TAKE ACTION! Ask Cameron to back the Robin Hood Tax at the G20

    Updated: 2011-10-24 10:34:16
    The G20 is coming up and we need your help to fight the global economic crisis. Continue reading →

  • Richard "Dickie" Fenn RIP

    Updated: 2011-10-23 22:45:00
    This afternoon  heard the sad news that Richard "Dickie" Fenn passed away yesterday. Dickie used to be the Emergency Liaison Officer for ower Hamlets Council. This wasn't a 9-5 office job. Over the years (or rather decades) Dickie and his team used to be on call 24/7 to...

  • #Uint11 The Arab Spring - Update on the Middle East and North Africa

    Updated: 2011-10-22 20:46:00
    Sat pm: Last presentation was by Nick Crook, UNISON International Officer, followed by a film on Labour Rights in Egypt. Nick reported that this is a new area of work for UNISON. nbsp;We se to work on alestine and Iraq (and to a lesser extent Iran).  o real mandate ..

  • #Uint11 Project with UNE Nicaragua

    Updated: 2011-10-22 16:46:00
    Sat pm: Ruby Cox the Chair of UNISON Greater London International Committee (I am vice Chair) spoke next with abriela Queuedo, the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign Action Group Trade Union Officer (NSC). Ruby spoke about ow she first became involved in international work in...

  • #Uint11 UNISON Northern region “Solidarity Work in Southwest Colombia”

    Updated: 2011-10-22 15:28:00
    Sat pm: UNISON Northern Region Convenor, Clare Williams, together with local organiser, Patrick Kane gave the next related presentation on a project her region had helped set up in Columbia. Firstly she explained "Why do we do it?" The global neoliberal economic model is responsible for causing...

  • #Uint11 Introduction to UNISON's International Development Fund

    Updated: 2011-10-22 14:59:00
    Saturday and Day 2 of the 2011 UNISON International Seminar. I missed the morning session since I had to attend SERTUC Regional Council. I'll post on that later. After lunch National officer Ravinder Gill gave an introduction to the UNISON International Development Fund (UIDF).The UIDF was...

  • #Uint11 UNISON International Seminar 2011: Haneen Maikey "Al Qaws"

    Updated: 2011-10-22 14:08:00
    Friday evening saw the start of the 2011 UNISON International Seminar at the UNISON centre in Euston, London. There are about 0 registered BIROS (jargin for Branch International Officers which use to puzzle me before I found out what it meant), Regional and National International...

  • Update on Strike Ballots for November 30 Day of Action to Protect Pensions

    Updated: 2011-10-21 22:12:00
    Hat tip SERTUC: What affiliates and others are up to over Strike Ballots and the Day of Action N30. Some I have never come across before. AEP http://www.aep.org.uk/home ASPECT Aspect and the Association of Educational Psychologists will be balloting members on options for dignified and lawful...

  • “Occupy” protests force London’s St Paul’s Cathedral to close

    Updated: 2011-10-21 20:52:59
    London's landmark St Paul's Cathedral closed its doors on Friday because of hazards posed by hundreds of protesters encamped in front of it in a demonstration inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement.

  • Are we living in 1848?

    Updated: 2011-10-21 15:00:27
    Angel sculpture, Martyrs’ Square 1 Originally uploaded by historic.brussels ‘Writing of the European revolutions of 1848, for instance, one historian recently noted: “At the beginning of 1848 no one believed that revolution was imminent.”’ This is from an article in The Independent today, arguing that Western nations are now ripe for revolution. I think it’s [...]

  • John's London Marathon 2012 blog

    Updated: 2011-10-21 07:43:00
    It will be 10 years since y first (and only) marathon. I have now obviously forgotten the agony and pain. Certainly he promise - never, ever to even think of running one again! I am aiming to ake part n the Virgin London Marathon 2012. This time I will also be raising...

  • International Brigade 75th Anniversary

    Updated: 2011-10-20 08:28:00
    "For the 75th Anniversary of the formation of the International Brigades the International Brigade Memorial Trust presented a Gala Evening, supported by Unite the Union and organised by Philosophy Football. Featuring contributions by writer and broadcaster Robert Elms, singer-songwriter Billy...

  • Good Libel Reform report but Richard Dawkins is being sued

    Updated: 2011-10-20 01:48:00
    Today a Parliamentary report recommends reforming our completely rubbish libel laws. There is a lobby of Parliament on Wednesday 9th November at 6 pm. More details about this meeting on www.libelreform.org. While on Tuesday Jack of Kent published this "Richard Dawkins ("Clinton Richard Dawkins...

  • London Labour Housing Group Committee

    Updated: 2011-10-19 23:17:00
    Last week there was the first Committee meeting of the London branch of the Labour Housing Group (LLHG) in Camden. nbsp;This was ollowing our AGM ast month. I think the Branch is doing really well and to take the roverbial has gone from strength to strength. It as a...

  • Dancer Studio JIVE

    Updated: 2011-10-19 21:52:00
    Off message but I thought I might as well add to the nation's obession with Strictly Come Dancing (which of course I do not share) and there is a union connection! My UNISON Branch administration officer Sarah and her Partner Paul (who is a union activist as well) are champion Jive dancers. With...

  • Wild Swans

    Updated: 2011-10-19 12:00:30
    I just finished reading Wild Swans by Jung Chang (or rather, 张戎 Zhāng Róng). I’m sure most people read it when it came out in the 1990s, but it somehow slipped under my radar and I only discovered it now. It’s basically a history of mainland China from 1909 to 1978, as seen through the [...]

  • Call You and Yours: Do Strikes Work?

    Updated: 2011-10-19 08:04:00
    Yesterday lunchtime there was a debate on the Radio 4 programme "You and Yours" n "Do Strikes Work?" UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis was a guest with Ed Holmes, from the hard right Tory think tank "Policy Exchange". I rang into the programme and was able to say (about 9 minutes in)...

  • Kent Care & Support workers show solidarity with UNISON ballot to save Pensions

    Updated: 2011-10-18 23:54:00
    Housing Association Care and Support workers in Kent are pictured with their long standing local representative, im Lennox-Shaw, (centre) showing solidarity with the UNISON Strike ballot o save public service pensions.  Jim ho is planning to retire in 2012 (if he can be...

  • Barnet Strike Action today (with Charity twist)

    Updated: 2011-10-18 08:05:00
    Good luck to Barnet UNISON who are taking strike action today. Picture is of Regional Secretary Linda Perks addressing last months rally outside Hendon Town Hall. I'm off to erts today so cannot make it. "300 UNISON members will be taking one day strike action On Tuesday 18 October as part...

  • Has Labour done another u-turn on Free Schools?

    Updated: 2011-10-18 01:35:34
    : SEARCH Blog Journalism Books Film Radio Toby's School Tuesday 18th October 2011 Has Labour done another u-turn on Free Schools Poor Stephen Twigg . It seems Labour's new shadow education secretary has been nobbled by Ed Miliband and Ed Balls . After initially expressing his qualified support for Free Schools , he spent last weekend doing the rounds of the television studios explaining that , actually , he's been opposed to them all along . To read more , click here COMMENT COMMENTS SO FAR : 0 FIXED LINK EMAIL TO A FRIEND jamestplunkett Free Schools are accountable to parents , Ofsted and the Secretary of State for Education 11 minutes ago Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Wikipedia IMdb Email BEST OF THE WEB Cameron is facing class war within his own party by Dominic Lawson independent.co.uk

  • Rejsekortet og den fremtidige afskaffelse af klippekortene

    Updated: 2011-10-16 14:19:58
    New ticketing terminals in Copenhagen… Originally uploaded by Kim Amator Bach Da jeg var i København først på ugen, lagde jeg på stationerne mærke til nogle blå cirkler på stolper. Det viste sig at være til brug for Rejsekortet, et elektronisk billetsystem, der ligner Londons Oyster-kort. Umiddelbart lød det da som en helt god idé, [...]

  • My most popular blog postings ever

    Updated: 2011-10-15 04:19:51
    I’ve had a look at my most popular blog postings: Blog posting Views Comment How to make business cards in LaTeX 5,004 A very useful posting for people wanting to make their own business cards using LaTeX. Bjørnebanden er hunde! 2,476 Just pointing out that the Beagle Boys in Danish are called the “Bear Gang”, [...]

  • Paying Tribute to Winstone Zulu

    Updated: 2011-10-14 17:21:24
    RESULTS is sad to announce the death of Winstone Zulu, a leading advocate for the end of tuberculosis. Continue reading →

  • Dennis Ritchie’s process has terminated

    Updated: 2011-10-14 11:19:59
    Unix Creators at DEC PDP11 Originally uploaded by PanelSwitchman It was announced today that Dennis M. Ritchie – the ‘R’ in ‘K&R’ – has died. Although it has been mentioned in some mainstream news sources, it hasn’t exactly generated the same amount of reactions as the death of Steve Jobs. However, I believe dmr was [...]

  • It's official: Labour now supports Free Schools

    Updated: 2011-10-14 01:39:53
    : : SEARCH Blog Journalism Books Film Radio Toby's School Friday 14th October 2011 It's official : Labour now supports Free Schools So it's official . Labour is now pro-Free Schools . I've already noted the softening of Labour's line on Free Schools since the appointment of the Blairite Stephen Twigg as the Party's new Shadow Education Secretary , but there was an element of speculation involved . Now , in his first interview since being appointed , Twigg has come right out and said he supports Free Schools . Provided they offer some places to poor children and benefit the wider community which they will , of course he's four square behind them . No politician should be against such schools , he told the Liverpool Daily Post and went on to enthusiastically endorse the Free School proposal

  • Arab Spring turns into Arab Winter

    Updated: 2011-10-13 00:57:23
    : SEARCH Blog Journalism Books Film Radio Toby's School Thursday 13th October 2011 Arab Spring turns into Arab Winter In February of this year , when almost everyone was treating the anti-Mubarak protests in Egypt as a cause of celebration , I was shocked to read the following verdict by the historian Andrew Roberts in the : Spectator We should abhor policy created by mobs , and assume that all revolutionary change will ultimately be for the worse , especially in a part of the world with so few model democracies . The future seems to be in the hands of the Cairo mob , which has been irresponsibly egged on by an American president desperate to be seen on the side of the nice middle-class liberals who are always the ultimate losers in revolutions . Far better the American president who said

  • Do Governments have to Resign if Defeated on Legislation?

    Updated: 2011-10-09 13:04:08
    This week the Gillard faces a critical vote in the House of Representatives in its attempt to circumvent the recent High Court decision banning the government's so-called 'Malaysian solution'. The legislation is the Migration Legislation Amendment (Offshore Processing and Other...

  • Clarence By-election

    Updated: 2011-10-06 04:20:26
    A background on the Clarence by-election has now been published at http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/clarence/ A date for the by-election has yet to be announced.

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