Sunday, 4 February 2024

Section 114 and the Community Sector

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  With section 114 in the news again, I’m looking back to what happened in Northamptonshire County Council and the implications and outcomes...
Monday, 8 May 2023

Not My King - It's personal

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  I’m taking this personally. It’s like this because I care about all the people who are genuinely struggling in our community. The single p...
Monday, 29 August 2022

I’m in a Trade Union – Why should I get involved with a Black Members Self Organised group?

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  In UNISON, Black is used to indicate people with a shared history. Black with a capital 'B' is used in its broad political and inc...

Time to join a Union #SummerOfSolidarity

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  I was asked to present to te Independent socialists of Wellingborough meeting on the Theme of Trade Unionism today and in the future. The ...
Friday, 12 August 2022

Returning to familiar space

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 It seems that involuntary removal of my Labour Party membership is an event that takes place once every thirteen years. I’ve looked back ...
Wednesday, 1 April 2020

Unitary Democracy?

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So after the announcement of cancelled elections earlier in March it now seems that there is no democratic component in the establishment ...
Sunday, 6 October 2019

Across the country, a third of poorer families are missing out on free food vouchers - In Northamptonshire nearly half are doing so.

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Women who are at least 10 weeks pregnant or who have a child under the age of four can get vouchers worth £3.10 a week to spend on f...