Hugh Grant last night spoke at a fringe event held by the Hacked Off group at the Labour Party conference. Although self-deprecatingly referring to himself as the bait so that others could discuss the issues, he proceeded, “humbly”, to maketest
Trade union official Rick Coyle writes about how the poisonous Daily Mail, in a story on him, inserted false quotes, using it to suit their political agenda.
A new business survey conducted by Survation for Unite the Union explores the full scale of the industrial fallout if the Bombardier decision is not reversed.
The British government and the CBI spoke out against an International Labour Organization convention supporting the rights of domestic workers.
Threatening to tighten the UK’s already strict labour laws highlights a coalition government focused on conflict not consensus, writes Unite’s Mik Sabiers.
Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite, on the successful resolution of the British Airways strike dispute.
Rachael Maskell, national officer for the health and voluntary sectors at Unite the Union, reports on the human impact of the Tory-led government’s massive cuts.
The Conservative-led government’s ‘Open public services’ white paper is expected any day; it is a rush to outsource our public services on a scale that threatens the very notion of what is ‘public’, writes Unite’s John Earls.
It is easy to forget that the British Airways cabin crew dispute is about real people’s lives; here, Left Foot Forward presents the testimony of a BA employee.
Yesterday’s leading article in The Times on the Labour Party leadership election system more reflects the paper’s enduring hostility to trade unionism than a serious concern for Labour’s integrity. What other proposal for extending democracy would begin by proposing a radical reduction in the electorate?
