Wednesday, October 31, 2012

London UNISON Regional Council: 31 October 2012

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The meeting was not quorate but we heard our speakers. The first guest speaker was Nick Raynsford MP, Greenwich and Woolwich who spoke ab...
Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Only worry about your pension if there is another Russian Revolution...

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I recently went to an "off the record" Chatham House rules debate on whether closed defined benefit pension schemes should inv...

Starbucks the Tax Thieves and Ripped-Off Britain

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Check out the web site  "Ripped-Off Britons" . 
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Monday, October 29, 2012

Re-elect Obama Video #Forward

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Austerity: What next after #Oct20?

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A rather intense (to be polite) picture of me speaking at Saturday's SERTUC Council meeting at Congress House. The New TUC GS Frances...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Dan Hodges at West Ham CLP

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West Ham Labour Party like many active CLPs prides itself on its political debates. We regularly invite controveral guest speakers to our...

Ulting Walk along the River Chelmer then Boreham hills

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Off message but before it gets too wet, cold, dark and miserable I thought I would post on a wonderful 8 mile walk last month. The walk...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Frances O'Grady at SERTUC Council

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This morning I went to the Trade Union Congress Southern & Eastern Regional Council (SERTUC) as an UNISON delegate at Congress House....

Corporate Tax-Dodging Causes Austerity #Boycott Starbucks

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Companies such as Starbucks, Amazon.CON and Vodaphone seem to think that only the little people should pay taxes. Bite back little people...
Friday, October 26, 2012

Council Pensions, Mergers & the Infrastructure Cacophony

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This morning I was surprised to hear Sir Merrick Cockell, Chair of the Local Government Association (and Leader of Kensington and Chelsea...