De facto Teesside NHS cartel being formed
I wrote earlier today about the continuing assault by North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust on the pay and conditions of its staff. As reported in the local newspaper, the […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
I blogged earlier about the continued assault on staff at North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust – now it appears the South Tees Trust is planning to get in on […]
An open letter to Ed Miliband on candidate selection
Dear Ed, Earlier today, I received an email from Labour’s central office advising that ‘I am afraid you have not been long-listed on this occasion’, in response to my application […]
Latest from N Tees NHS – please write to them to oppose it
The email below was sent out to all Unison members at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Trust today, giving an update on the Trust’s plans to dismiss & re-hire all […]
Public-sector pensions: are they REALLY unaffordable?
As I write, the government’s public sector pensions bill is being debated in the Commons, with much nonsense being spouted from the government benches, and some great sense by Labour […]
PUBLIC-SECTOR PENSIONS: ARE THEY REALLY UNAFFORDABLE?
As I write, the government’s public sector pensions bill is being debated in the Commons, with much nonsense being spouted from the government benches, and some great sense by Labour […]
Middlesbrough by-election application update
Well, Labour’s central office told me I could apply for shortlisting, but that I had very little chance of selection because the 12-month membership rule is waived only in exceptional […]
Obama-Romney’s lesson for Labour: dare to be different!
With the US presidential election just over a week away, I’ve been reading the polls and comment about the state of the race, and I think it contains an emphatic […]
If you think I’d make a good MP candidate, please help
Middlesbrough MP Stuart Bell’s funeral was yesterday. Just after it I heard that the by-election for a new MP is likely to take place before the end of November, and […]
IDS’ 2-child cap idea shows Tory fear as well as stupidity
First of all, apologies that my blog has been quiet this week. I’ve been battling a combination of a big work deadline and an episode of what I suspect was […]