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• in Politics
  Why I Would Abolish the UK's National Minimum Wage
  As the Low Pay Commission announces a review, I explain why I would abolish the UK's national minimum wage
  by fcablog / on Oct 4, 2011
• in Politics
  Marching for an Alternative in London
  The real 'Big Society' came out to make a stand against the government's proposed cuts in London on March 26th.
  by martinrusso / on Apr 2, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “labour party”

 

• Opinion: Creating a new Alliance

  
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  There has always been a need to blend parliamentary, representative politics with the social activism of extra parliamentary movements. Recent examples of informal action outside the confines of the parliamentary system include UK Uncut on companies avoiding corporation tax and the Occupy movement. Liberal Democrats ...
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• M.E.N. has shone light on a hidden problem, says shadow minister

  
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  Douglas Alexander said our story on people sleeping rough in caves shone a light on a ‘horrendous’ 21st century problem – one that was only set to get worse.
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• Religious bigot Newman witch-hunts secular Labour woman

  
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  Above: secular campaigners of all races. ‘Cardinal’ Newman doesn’t like this. The misnamed Socialist Unity blog seeks to witch-hunt a Labour Party woman who dares to fight for secularism: The increasingly bizarre religious apologist Andy ‘Cardinal’ Newman writes: I first came across Anne Marie ...
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• The Peoples Convention of January 1941 - The Peoples Assembly 2013

  
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  The Peoples Convention January 1941 The Peoples ConventionSunday 12th January 1941London 2,300 delegatesDelegates tell of their struggleDaily Worker 14th January 1941Continuing the discussion on the political resolution in the after noon session of the Peoples Convention, Councillor Craig Walker, of Yorkshire, ...
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• I’ve solved the affordable housing situation

  
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  Len Brown and Labour have over-reached with their affordable housing schemes. I am not one though to let them flail ahead without some sort of solution being proposed. I think I have found the possible solution…and they are eminently affordable….and even better I am sure we can make some sort of cool contra ...
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• Independent Labour Party (ILP) First National Council

  
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  Independent Labour Party (ILP) First National (Executive) CouncilBack Row Left - Right A. Field, J. Kennedy, John Lister (Treasurer)Centre Row Left - RightG.S. Christie, J.W. Buttery, Joseph Burgess, William Henry Drew, Edward Aveling, Alf Settle, W. Johnson, William Small, Chisholm Robertson, George Carson.Seated ...
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• Will the Nasty Faction Win Manukau East?

  
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  Ross Robertson’s retirement means one of the few safe Labour seats to come up this cycle is going to selection. The jockeying for position has already begun, with the nasty faction having to choose between two of its stalwarts to see who to back. Kate Sutton is regarded as the real up and comer in the Nasty ...
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• David Shearer – On Sky City Deal and Labour’s hypocrisy

  
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  Long may David Shearer remain Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party. He was on  RadioLive with Marcus Lush today  explaining his Party’s Convention Centre hypocrisy. Here’s a shortened version of the interview that makes three very important points. David Shearer Not In Control ...
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• Crisis? What crisis?

  
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  For the last wee while Labour, the Greens, NZ First and Mana have been involved in an "inquiry" into a supposed crisis in New Zealand manufacturing . We havent heard much from them lately, and this may explain why ; NBR reports: New Zealand manufacturing activity rose in May to the highest level since ...
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• We cant help but wonder...

  
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  Weve blogged about the appalling judgment shown by five Labour MPs rocking up to Sky Citys corporate box at Eden Park last Saturday night. Theres nothing wrong with accepting corporate hospitality per se, provided that it is declared. But surely, MPs such as Phil Goff, Annette King and Clayton Cosgrove can see ...
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• The quiet & retiring Pete Willsman speaks to West Ham GC

  
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  Each month West Ham Labour Party invites a guest political speaker to our General Committee meeting. All party members are also invited to attend (non voting). Our speaker last month was the secretary of the Campaign for Labour Party Democracy ( CLPD ) Pete Willsman. It is the 40th anniversary of the CLPD. He ...
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• Random Impertinent Questions for the Greens over their lobbying hypocrisy

  
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  Last night Patrick Gower covered the Labour party SkyCity hypocrisy . He also obtained comment from Metiria Turei about it: Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei says it is embarrassing and a real concern that Labour opposes the company but are happy to take gifts from them. “They have undermined their own ...
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• Sledge of the Day

  
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  Has to be Judith Collins smacking the Labour Skycity hypocrites in the chops. Justice Minister Judith Collins says they’re a “bunch of hypocrites” who have “left their principles at the door”. “They should stop slagging off Sky City and be very happy to take their hospitality.” She wins because of the ...
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• Then there were 5

  
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  Oh dear, not one, not two, not three, not four but five Labour MPs were enjoying Sky City’s hospitality in a corporate box at last week’s rugby test . There’s nothing wrong with that in general. Businesses entertain all sorts of people in their boxes and politicians enjoy hospitality from a range of hosts. ...
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• Unite For Workfare, Atos and the Bedroom Tax

  
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  The head of the UK’s largest union, Unite, has issued a gushing statement praising Ed Miliband’s recent ‘worklessness’ diatribe in which he announced mass workfare should the Labour Party ever claw their way back into power. According to Len McCluskey, general secretary of Unite: “Ed Miliband’s ...
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• Michael Gove: The best leader Labour never had

  
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  I’ve written a cover story for the Spectator this morning about Michael Gove in which I add a new twist to all the chatter about his leadership prospects. Forget the Tories, I argue. Gove would make an excellent leader of the Labour Party. Not that he’s a socialist, obviously. But he does have many things [...]
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• Yet another Labour hypocrite

  
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  According to Radio NZ, Annette King was another Labour MP who valiantly objected to the Sky City convention centre deal whilst partaking of Sky City’s hospitality last weekend at the rugby. Adam would not mind, but Labour have been so vehement in their condemnation in Parliament of the deal that he is surprised ...
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• But wait; theres more

  
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  Just when you thought the Labour/SkyCity corporate box story couldnt get any worse for Labour, it has. Patrick Gower has just be on air with Duncan Garner on RadioLive, and advised that five, not four Labour MPs were visitors to SkyCitys box at Eden Park last Saturday night. Annette King has been added to the list. ...
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• Trotter on Dunne and the Green/Labour SNAFU

  
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  Chris Trotter writes about the Green/Labour SNAFU…it is clear he is as perplexed as me as to why they are attacking a leaker when the opposition lives off of leaks. WHAT A CURIOUS INVERSION of the conventional political playbook. A conservative prime minister defending the rights of the news media. The same Green ...
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• Mark Peck & The Living Wage

  
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  Appears Mark Peck’s backer, Grant Robertson, is backing the living wage decision by the Wellington City Council. Of course these changes will be worn by the ratepayer. Local Wellington MPs, Grant Robertson and Annette King, today congratulated the Wellington City Council on its decision to become a Living Wage ...
  6 days ago

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