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No More False Dawns?

Stoke-on-Trent City Council looks to appoint a high flying team to lead its £2billion push for regeneration.

Power to the People?

A piece of unsolicited mail prompts some thoughts about where the Labour Party goes from here.
 


Are Stokes' Independents Showing Their True Colours?

Worrying signs of support for a far right councillor as Stoke City Council divides up its committee chairs for the next year.

Ambition Must Not Come Before Survival Following Defeat In Crewe.

Two senior figures offer advice to Gordon Brown in the wake of the result in Crewe and Nantwich.

Agreement promises Fairer Deal for Agency Workers.

The Government, TUC and the CBI have reached agreement on improving the rights of agency workers.

Retail Union Expresses Concern Over Proposed Dismissals Register.

The proposed introduction of a National Staff Dismissal Register has attracted criticism from retail union USDAW.

Retail Workers Demand Action on Workplace Abuse.

USDAW launches its latest report into retail crime and receives some welcome support from the Home Secretary.

Don't Rush Into A Leadership Race.

John McDonnell is going to do it, well he is if the Mail on Sunday is to be believed; David Milliband and Alan Johnson might have a go too, at challenging Gordon Brown for the leadership of the Labour Party. This might not be so good an idea as it seems.


Amnesty Report: Human Rights in Iraq

As the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq approaches a new report from Amnesty International has described the human rights situation in the country as ‘disastrous.’
 


Working Parents Fear Being Disciplined Over Taking Time Off.

A survey conducted by shop workers union USDAW reveals the challenges faced by many working parents when their children fall ill.
 


Defence Committee Must Consider Nuclear Policy.

West Midlands CND urges the Defence select committee to address nuclear policy in its forthcoming report on the future of NATO.

Brown Says No To Televised Face Off.

Gordon Brown has ruled out the possibility of his taking part in a US style televised debate with David Cameron and Nick Clegg in the run up to the next General Election.

Hutton's Wake Up- Call to Troubled Stoke.

A report written by Will Hutton, Chief Executive of the Work Foundation, has concluded that it could take thirty years to fully regenerate the Potteries.
 

 


CND Welcomes Call For Weapons Summit.

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament today welcomed the announcement regarding a disarmament verification initiative made by Defence Secretary Des Browne and called for action to be taken on a ‘broader front to eradicate global nuclear stockpiles.’
 


True Blue Hypocrisy.

Are David Cameron’s all new Conservatives quite so honest and above board as they claim to be?


Time For A Real Debate On Europe.

Is it time for Gordon Brown to be brave and hold a referendum on the EU Treaty?

Fisher: Stoke Needs More Affordable Housing.

In his first parliamentary report of the year Stoke Central MP Mark Fisher has criticised the government’s handling of the dispute over police pay, the decision to back a new generation of nuclear power stations and highlighted the housing shortage in his constituency.


USDAW Reps Working in the Co-op Sector Meet at Blackpool.

On the 14/15 January retail union USDAW held its first meeting with union reps working for The Co-Op Group since TCG and United merged to form the world’s largest co-operative in 2007.



Darling and Ofgem Must Show Their Teeth Over Energy Price Hikes.

The recent announcement that the UK's fourth largest energy supplier is to raise its prices means the government and the regulator must take decicive action.

Can British Politics Learn From Obama's Iowa Victory?

Could the race to be the next President of America teach us some valuable lessons about engaging voters?

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