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04-07-2013, 03:10 PM | #1 | |||
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First Title of Thread : Labour MP Tom Watson quits as row over union stink
For Kizzy http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...shadow-cabinet [Battle for control of Labour claims its first scalp: Tom Watson quits as row over union funding threatens to split party MP resigns as general election campaign chief with extraordinary letter Became embroiled in row over Unite union trying to seize control of Labour The trade union, Britain’s biggest, is by far the party's largest donor Ed Miliband forced to defend Mr Watson in the Commons yesterday] Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2Y5chZ3mN He was going to stand down next year but went early due to the Unite Stink. Last edited by arista; 04-09-2013 at 07:57 AM. |
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04-07-2013, 03:30 PM | #2 | |||
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Hmmmm, are they terrified of what Mr Watson will say once he no longer has to toe the party line? He may also want to speak out over the 80's sexual exploitation within Maggies cabinet....
Really looking forward to what this guy has to say, unite is a necessity for the UK IMO.
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05-07-2013, 05:59 PM | #3 | |||
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Ed should have spoken about this a week to the Union not a month ago. The Union is Angry with Ed's calling the Police in. The problem is there is another 40 seats like this if one more is rigged then Ed Miliband is in big trouble as he claims its only Falkirk. [Red Len vs Red Ed: Civil war in the Labour party as biggest union donor says he has 'no trust' in Miliband's leadership] Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2YCAGqjVu Link for Wise Kizzy http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...-selection-row Last edited by arista; 05-07-2013 at 06:03 PM. |
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05-07-2013, 10:38 PM | #4 | |||
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08-07-2013, 04:46 PM | #5 | |||
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Why is Labour Hiding this Report
Publish It Put your cards on the Fecking Table Unite pay for Labour Last edited by arista; 08-07-2013 at 04:48 PM. |
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08-07-2013, 04:59 PM | #6 | |||
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He's put on a bit of weight since his Golfing days.........!!!!
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08-07-2013, 05:12 PM | #7 | |||
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Cartoonist Steve Bells Take on Ed , Len and the PM and a banker |
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08-07-2013, 09:37 PM | #8 | |||
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2...abour-politics http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-Miliband.html Last edited by arista; 08-07-2013 at 11:50 PM. |
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09-07-2013, 11:47 AM | #9 | |||
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Come on Len whats your view on Ed s changes For Kizzy http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/b...ur-unions-live [Limits should be imposed on MPs earning hundreds of thousands He also wants union members to ‘opt in’ to hand over an annual Ł3 donation to Labour which they currently pay automatically Mr Miliband wants to regain credibility after claims that members of the Unite union conspired to fix a Labour candidate selection in Falkirk The plans have been met with criticism by Unite leader Len McCluskey] Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2YY2BQ1sv |
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09-07-2013, 11:49 AM | #10 | |||
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It is unsual these days to see a story like this, these sorts of news stories involving Unions and Politicians are more reminiscent of the 70's & 80's..........
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09-07-2013, 11:53 AM | #11 | |||
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09-07-2013, 12:19 PM | #12 | |||
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A very relaxed Len was just Live on SkyNewsHD
Feck me he wants the Full details first And on Falkirk he says Unite Union did nothing wrong Videos: http://news.sky.com/story/1113175/mi...urs-union-ties Last edited by arista; 09-07-2013 at 02:36 PM. |
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01-08-2013, 10:51 AM | #13 | |||
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"Labour signed blank-cheque Private Public Partnership contracts which amount to daylight robbery for taxpayers.
Open-ended deals run for decades, with taxpayers held hostage to huge penalty costs for routine work like changing locks or lightbulbs. One top civil servant told me: “We had to learn as we went along.” Yet we pay these officials handsomely to protect the taxpayer interest — and reward them with gold-plated pensions which are unafford-able in the private sector. Matthew Sinclair, of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, claims Ł120BILLION could be saved in Whitehall waste — enough to write off our budget deficit and end austerity. For a start, we could save Ł50billion by putting those inflation-proof pensions — a huge Ł2TRILLION liability on future generations — on the same footing as the private sector. Another Ł25billion is wasted by the clunky system of buying defence kit and Ł20billion more is lost in rip-offs identified by the National Fraud Office. " From the sun+ online By TREVOR KAVANAGH, Associate Editor Last edited by arista; 01-08-2013 at 10:52 AM. |
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01-08-2013, 11:04 AM | #14 | ||
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If labour make a clean break from unions, then their only hope in any future general election, is disenchantment with the Tories.
In a world where the workers are being s**t on from an increasingly great height, then this seems absurd pandering to a centre right press. Back the poor, back working people, and back the unions. |
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01-08-2013, 11:07 AM | #15 | |||
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01-08-2013, 11:13 AM | #16 | ||
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I'd love a genuine socialist party to break through, and offer a true alternative to the direction of the country. All the things we love in this country regarding government are generally socialist policies. |
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01-08-2013, 11:19 AM | #17 | |||
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01-08-2013, 11:29 AM | #18 | |||
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Many are now not in Unions - NOW A Hard Working British Lorry Driver on Ch4News confirmed he was not in a Union never heard of them Last edited by arista; 01-08-2013 at 11:39 AM. |
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01-08-2013, 12:08 PM | #19 | ||
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What you continually fail to realise, is that during the time that unions have been waning in power, then the gap in wages between CEO's and workers is getting wider exponentially. No one would think it was a good idea to build a house from the roof down, but apparently that's a healthy way to run an economy. |
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01-08-2013, 03:06 PM | #20 | |||
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The chipping away at the rights of workers will have a serious consequences from a sociological perspective, if there are no secure jobs then that impacts on spending and all aspects of family life within all communities in the UK.
Over the years unskilled workers have seen contracts change from permanent full time to renewable temporary part time in order to forgo any benefits, pensions, bonuses, overtime, share scheme, maternity, holiday or sick pay in a bid to minimize outlay and maximise profits.... But has this economic model worked in the UK? Now they're moving the goal posts as to who is entitled to take action I cases of dispute via tribunals, shifting the bar from 1yr of employment to 2yrs and as of this year there will be a fee also. Who having found themselves jobless has the extra cash for this action?... There's a definite lurch in favour of employers here, and that's all well and good but if there's no stable society there's no stable economy, they're building a house of straw here.... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15154088
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01-08-2013, 10:04 PM | #21 | |||
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'Hesitant and confused with a bunker mentality':
Labour MP's damning verdict on Ed Miliband's troubled leadership Ex-minister George Mudie says no-one knows what the party's policies are Miliband is 'cocooned' by cronies and failing to take the fight to the Tories Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...eadership.html Ed the Fecking Dork |
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02-08-2013, 07:28 AM | #22 | |||
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They've been mismanaged by a series of bumbling idiots ever since Tony Blair left - I disliked that man intensely but you can't deny he was a lot better at his job than all of the subsequent Labour leaders
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02-08-2013, 08:27 AM | #23 | |||
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[Labour MP says Ed’s confused A SENIOR Labour MP yesterday launched a devastating attack on Ed Miliband, calling his leadership “hesitant and confused”. George Mudie confessed he was deeply worried about the party’s prospects with the next General Election just 18 months away. The former minister — a member of the powerful Treasury Select Committee — warned that Labour member s across Britain “have difficulty knowing what we stand for now”. ] from sun + online ,this morning "a lot better at his job than all of the subsequent Labour " Lets see what happens when he meets the Unions and blocks the press or something stupid (and someone leaks it to the press) at his Sept Conference Last edited by arista; 02-08-2013 at 08:30 AM. |
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02-08-2013, 08:59 AM | #24 | |||
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There's no confidence in Miliband as a leader evidently. I don't even know who would be a better replacement. Just seems stagnant.
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02-08-2013, 10:35 AM | #25 | |||
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I don't know who will be fighting in the corner of the unions but I hope to god someone does, if not the future looks very bleak.
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