Category Archives: Labour Party

Help Us Stop Holiday Hunger

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Tony Burke

By Julian Vaughan, Chair North East Bedfordshire Labour Party Like many of you, I was dismayed at the government’s decision not to back Labour’s proposal to extend the provision of free school meals during school holidays until Easter 2021. There are … Continue reading →

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Len McCluskey tells Johnson “Stop playing politics with jobs and lives”

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Tony Burke

Responding to the prime minister’s statement today (Friday 16th October) that the country should ‘get ready’ for the prospect of no trade deal with the EU, Len McCluskey, General Secretary of Unite, the UK’s largest trade union in Britain and … Continue reading →

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Tony Abbott and the Aussie Car Industry

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Tony Burke

 Andrew Dettmar President of the AMWU in Australia sent me this about the UK’s new ‘joint president of the Board of Trade’ former Aussie PM Tony Abbott – supposed trade negotiator supreme – dumped by his own party and his … Continue reading →

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When Boris met Tony…

Posted on August 29, 2020 by Tony Burke

When one ‘desperate’ PM appoints a ‘gaffe-prone’ ‘misogynist’ ex-PM to preside over the ‘new’ Board of Trade, the weird and unusual just got weirder, First published on UniteLive, Friday, August 28th, 2020 In what smacks of another act of desperation … Continue reading →

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Abdullah Öcalan: My Solution for Turkey, Syria, and the Kurds

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Tony Burke

By Abdullah Öcalan  For over two decades, Kurdish leader Abdullah Öcalan has been held in the Turkish prison on İmralı Island. In this op-ed for Jacobin, he calls for a “democratic nation project” able to unite citizens of different ethnic backgrounds … Continue reading →

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It’s The Media Stupid…Book Review

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Tony Burke

By Peta Steel The Media, the 2019 Election and The Aftermath Edited by Granville Williams Published by Campaign For Press And Broadcasting Freedom (North) £9.99 ‘It’s the Media, Stupid’ – The Media, the 2019 Election and the Aftermath’ sounds like … Continue reading →

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TUC Organise 2020

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Tony Burke

Sign up now for loads of great on-line meetings…. https://www.tuc.org.uk/sign-organise-2020-events#.XvoAmc8Se6s.twitter

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The Brexit transition deadline will not be extended, says Gove. Can’t wait for the “Oven ready ambitious trade deal” they promised!

Posted on June 13, 2020 by Tony Burke

Michael Gove said yesterday that he informed his EU counterparts that the UK is not planning to extend the Brexit transition period beyond January 1st, the current date at which the UK must formally stop acting under EU trade and … Continue reading →

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Unite video demolishes BA’s ‘fire & rehire’ claims

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Tony Burke

A Unite video explaining BA’s finances ‘demolishes’ the airline’s claim that it must fire its workforce and rehire those that survive on inferior contracts.  The in-depth analysis of British Airways’ financial position reveals the true extent of BA’s plan to use the health crisis … Continue reading →

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Labour Members – Speak Out to Stop Annexation

Posted on June 10, 2020 by Tony Burke

With the new Government in Israel threatening further annexation of occupied Palestinian land, now is the time for Labour members to speak up and support the global call from Palestine for “effective measures” to stop annexation. We must stand firmly … Continue reading →

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