Unite’s Beckett calls on WMids members – and others – to vote Labour for Corbyn

03/05/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 3 Comments

Unite’s acting regional director Howard Beckett has often been at loggerheads with councils in the region – in particular Birmingham City Council for its treatment of refuse collectors during last […]

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Lidington claims rules stopped govt taking #Carillion finances into account

15/01/2018by SKWAWKBOX (SW) 19 Comments

Tory Cabinet Office minister David Lidington has tried to excuse the government’s failure to stop awarding huge contracts to collapsing company Carillion by claiming that tendering rules prevented Carillion’s dire […]

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Unite’s Beckett calls on WMids members – and others – to vote Labour for Corbyn

Lidington claims rules stopped govt taking #Carillion finances into account