A political issue which never comes up on the doorsteps and would be met with blank incomprehension if it were, is the British Constitution. An article by Will Self in The Guardian got 641 replies, but a recent petition only received 165 signatures in 6 months. It is a crucial question, overdue by centuries, and… Continue reading The Constitution
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Review by Keith Veness Briefing founder and former ILEA and Islington councillor. The hounding out of the Labour Party of Ken Livingstone over the ridiculous charge that he was “anti-semitic” reached its crescendo just as the last issue of BRIEFING went to the printers so we couldn’t comment in great detail. The “inquisition” of someone… Continue reading Beyond Our Ken
Ken Livingstone was the first major UK political leader to support full LGBT+ equality. And he went much further. As GLC leader, in 1981 he spoke to Harrow Gay Unity Group, where he challenged heterosexist assumptions head on, declaring: "Everyone is bisexual. Almost everyone has the sexual potential for anything." This was an unprecedented act… Continue reading LGBT the protests go on
Mick Carney President, TSSA TSSA held this years annual delegate conference in Leicester for the first time since 1889. Once again the farce that is railway privatisation was high on the agenda, as it has been since 1996. In his address to Conference The President condemned East Coast as the Hokey Cokey line. In, out,… Continue reading TSSA Conference
Simon Jones Unite activist exposes a shocking abuse of workers’ rights by our national carrier “Of course, it has to be led by a man because it is a very challenging position”, asserted Akber al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways when asked about gender equality at his airline this June. Last year, the first year… Continue reading Loaned to a discriminatory employer
