Plans to cut the size of the House of Commons by nearly one-tenth will be scrutinised “very fast” in September, Labour MP Graham Allen told Tribune this week
Archive for July, 2010
Seven years after Saddam’s fall, his anti-union law is still not repealed
By Mark Metcalf /Friday, July 16th, 2010Although Saddam Hussein was toppled from power seven years ago, public sector workers in Iraq are still waiting for the law the dictator introduced banning them from joining trade unions to be repealed
Government will weaken unions, says Unison leader
By René Lavanchy /Friday, July 16th, 2010Government attacks on jobs, pay and union rights make up “a depressing story” which it will be hard to fight, Unison deputy general secretary Keith Sonnet has warned
Reluctant Miliband agrees to co-operate in torture inquiry
By Bernard Purcell /Friday, July 16th, 2010David Miliband said last week he would be happy to co-operate with the newly-announced judge-led torture inquiry “if asked”
Labour’s mayoral two disagree on the future of the mail
By Keith Richmond /Friday, July 16th, 2010Plans by the Conservative-led coalition Government to part-privatise Royal Mail have had a dramatic impact on the campaign to be Labour Party candidate for London Mayor
OBR admits Budget increases double-dip recession risk
By Bernard Purcell /Friday, July 16th, 2010Senior members of the embattled Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) admitted that Chancellor George Osborne’s emergency Budget has increased the chances of a double-dip recession – but they are hoping for recovery
Warning over public cash for private firms as NHS shake-up is announced
By Rene Lavanchy and Bernard Purcell /Friday, July 16th, 2010The Government may be obliged to give public funding to private healthcare companies to ensure essential services survive
Salome at the Hampstead Theatre, London
By Aleks Sierz /Friday, July 16th, 2010If you want to get ahead, have a dance
The NHS is very unsafe in this government’s hands
By Tribune Editorial /Friday, July 16th, 2010Is this the end of the National Health Service? It is certainly the end of Aneurin Bevan’s vision for a national health service