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Drilling in London? No thanks Boris!
Opposition to fracking and the negative impact it can have on the environment has been well reported. But that’s never stopped Mayor of London Boris Johnson before.
Petition sent to Duncan Smith over disability assessments
The disabled people’s benefits assessment has once again come under fire, with the launch of a petition calling Iain Duncan Smith to stop the benefits re-assessment of people living with mental illness.
Trade unionism is not about creating even more divisions based on nationality
Trade unions are about solidarity. The very name of our movement is symbolic of the fact that we are bound together by ties that go beyond nationality or location.
Islamist extremists score their first political success in the UK – moderate muslims abandoned by home secretary
At last a well orchestrated campaign by a small group of Islamic zealots has succeeded in closing the licit importation of khat, the mild naturally occurring stimulant that has been used in Ethiopia, Kenya and Yemen for millennia.
Support progressives in Israel by all means, but don’t vilify boycotts
The idea of nations and peoples cooperating instead of fixating on individual respective national interests is popular in trade union movements due to the strongly held principles of solidarity that come with trade unionism.
How pre-distribution could boost the wage share
There has been much discussion of the merits of prioritising 'pre-distribution' - of attempting to achieve a more equal distribution of the cake before turning to ‘redistribution’ through tax and benefits.