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Tag Archives: Unite
What happens when politicians and developers meet behind closed doors – and why Unite’s wrong to call the meetings off
What happens when politicians and property developers meet behind closed doors? According to Vince Passfield, Unite’s deputy regional secretary for London, multi-national investors seek to “stitch up deals that would hit council tenants and leaseholders in the capital”. As a result Unite … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Greenwich, Housing, Labour, Planning, Politics, Unite, Woolwich
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Will Len McCluskey ever shut up? Bashing the Lib Dems won’t win the election for Labour
Will Len McCluskey ever shut up? His call for Labour to rule out a coalition with the Lib Dems after the 2015 election (as reported in last Sunday’s Observer), or else face cuts in funding from the Unite union he … Continue reading
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Tagged Elections, Labour, Len McCluskey, Lib Dems, Politics, TUC, Unions, Unite
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