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'The Scottish Greens are somewhat in the doldrums' As membership and polling numbers climb for the Greens in England and Wales, Scotland’s party faces muted enthusiasm and dwindling support.…

@heraldscotland.bsky.social My Herald piece today on why the Greens in England and Wales are powering ahead under Zack Polanski, leaving the Scottish Greens in the slow lane. It's called 'Where's Scotland's Jack Polanski? Scottish Greens are going nowhere'
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

'The Scottish Greens are somewhat in the doldrums' As membership and polling numbers climb for the Greens in England and Wales, Scotland’s party faces muted enthusiasm and dwindling support.…

My Herald piece today on why the Greens in England and Wales are powering ahead under Zack Polanski, leaving the Scottish Greens in the slow lane. It's called 'Where's Scotland's Jack Polanski? Scottish Greens are going nowhere'
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

'The Scottish Greens are somewhat in the doldrums' As membership and polling numbers climb for the Greens in England and Wales, Scotland’s party faces muted enthusiasm and dwindling support.…

My Herald piece today on why the Greens in England and Wales are powering ahead under Zack Polanski, leaving the Scottish Greens in the slow lane. It's called 'Where's Scotland's Jack Polanski? Scottish Greens are going nowhere'
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

@aslefunion.bsky.social My piece in the Oct issue of the ASLEF train drivers' journal called 'With a hell of a shout, it’s Out brothers [and sisters], out!' on what's been happening to the levels of industrial action - see p10
aslef.org.uk/publications...

My piece in the Oct issue of the ASLEF train drivers' journal called 'With a hell of a shout, it’s Out brothers [and sisters], out!' on what's been happening to the levels of industrial action - see p10
aslef.org.uk/publications...

First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage First-year resident doctors in England vote for strike action in new dispute over doctor unemployment and training bottlenecks.

First-year resident doctors back strike action over jobs shortage
www.personneltoday.com/hr/first-yea...

Five UK universities tell staff they can’t afford pay rises Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch

@timeshighered.bsky.social Quoted here on the troubling continuation of universities deferring the national pay rise due to continued financial distress
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/five-uk...

Five UK universities tell staff they can’t afford pay rises Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch

Quoted here on the troubling continuation of universities deferring the national pay rise due to continued financial distress
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/five-uk...

Mirror journalists set to strike in response to AI jobs threat The National Union of Journalists is balloting members over industrial action in response to job cuts announced by publisher Reach.

Mirror journalists set to strike in response to AI jobs threat
www.personneltoday.com/hr/mirror-nu...

UK workers at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM have unionized Employees have formed the first recognized workplace union in the UK game industry.

@gameworkers.co.uk @iwgbunion.bsky.social Well done the IWGB: 'UK workers at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM have unionized - Employees have formed the first recognized workplace union in the UK game industry'.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/wor...

UK workers at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM have unionized Employees have formed the first recognized workplace union in the UK game industry.

Well done the IWGB: 'UK workers at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM have unionized - Employees have formed the first recognized workplace union in the UK game industry'.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/wor...

Corbyn and Sultana prepare new party memberships launch – without unified line Exclusive: party insiders hope low-stakes launch will help movement move on from chaotic start, despite ongoing tensions

#YourParty The troubles trundle on for proto-party Your Party
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

'Sturgeon's contribution to debates in the chamber has been minimal': Gregor Gall There are legitimate questions to be asked about what Nicola Sturgeon has been doing with her paid time as an MSP of late, argues Gregor Gall

@heraldscotland.bsky.social My Herald piece on former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. It asks the question on where the time came from to write her memoir & whether it was written in 'work time' of the Parliament as an MSP for which she receives ample salary
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

'Sturgeon's contribution to debates in the chamber has been minimal': Gregor Gall There are legitimate questions to be asked about what Nicola Sturgeon has been doing with her paid time as an MSP of late, argues Gregor Gall

My Herald piece today on former First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon. It asks the question about where the time came from to write her memoir & whether it was done in 'work time' of the Scottish Parliament as an MSP for which she receives more than ample salary
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

Zarah Sultana to drop legal threat over feud with Jeremy Corbyn MP ‘determined to reconcile’ with former Labour leader after fledgling party’s membership sign-up row

A little bit of hope? Zarah Sultana to drop legal threat over feud with Jeremy Corbyn: MP ‘determined to reconcile’ with former Labour leader after fledgling party’s membership sign-up row
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Why the rift? What's the road ahead? Supporters of the YOUR PARTY project say how we can build OUR PARTY

@leftlanepolitics.bsky.social My contribution (see last one called 'We all hoped the outcome and process wouldn’t be like this but …') to analysing the stushie going on in the proto-party Your Party and where it might go from the events of this past week
theleftlane2024.substack.com/p/why-the-ri...

Why the rift? What's the road ahead? Supporters of the YOUR PARTY project say how we can build OUR PARTY

My contribution (see last one called 'We all hoped the outcome and process wouldn’t be like this but …') to analysing the stushie going on in the proto-party Your Party and where it might go from the events of this past week
theleftlane2024.substack.com/p/why-the-ri...

Corbyn and Sultana clash over new party membership MP Zarah Sultana says she is a victim of a

#yourpartyuk Tensions continue between Sultana and Corbyn over Your Party which does not bode well
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Corbyn clashes with Sultana over membership portal as split emerges in new party Ex-Labour leader says ‘legal advice being taken’ over issue, while Sultana also claims ‘sexist boys’ club’ is running party

#yourpartyuk Tensions continue between Sultana and Corbyn over Your Party which does not bode well
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Your Party civil war as Zarah Sultana decries 'sexist boys' club' An extraordinary civil war has broken out among the leaders of a new party led by Jeremy Corbyn, with Zarah Sultana accusing her fellow leaders of…

#yourpartyuk Tensions continue between Sultana and Corbyn over Your Party which does not bode well
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2547775...

Your Party civil war as Zarah Sultana decries 'sexist boys' club' An extraordinary civil war has broken out among the leaders of a new party led by Jeremy Corbyn, with Zarah Sultana accusing her fellow leaders of…

Tensions continue between Sultana and Corbyn over Your Party which does not bode well
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2547775...

Corbyn clashes with Sultana over membership portal as split emerges in new party Ex-Labour leader says ‘legal advice being taken’ over issue, while Sultana also claims ‘sexist boys’ club’ is running party

Tensions continue between Sultana and Corbyn over Your Party which does not bode well
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

#unions #strikes New strike stats out yesterday, showing big uptick for July 25 - 83,000 days not worked in 225 strikes involving 26,000 workers. Stats for June 25: 33,000, 51 and 6,000. Not all of the increase is accounted for by the junior/ resident doctors' strike. Also ongoing Brum strike etc

Failure to reach strike vote threshold ‘would undermine unions’ Turnout required to move ahead with industrial action ‘very hard’ to achieve, say academics

@timeshighered.bsky.social Quoted in the Times Higher on the dilemmas for the UCU and other education unions in mounting an aggregated ballot on pay when the Tory thresholds are still in place and when job losses are still rife
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/failure...

Failure to reach strike vote threshold ‘would undermine unions’ Turnout required to move ahead with industrial action ‘very hard’ to achieve, say academics

Quoted in the Times Higher on the dilemmas for the UCU and other education unions in mounting an aggregated ballot on pay when the Tory thresholds are still in place and when job losses are still rife
www.timeshighereducation.com/news/failure...

TUC urges Starmer to make ‘populist case’ for workers’ rights reforms: Huge survey reveals employment rights policies are popular with public despite many not knowing about Bill
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/sep...

Why union is calling on Keir Starmer to cancel Donald Trump's state visit to UK The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) wants Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to cancel US President Donald Trump's state visit to the UK this month.

@fbunational.bsky.social FBU calls on Labour government to scrap Trump's state visit
www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/nationa...

Feet rather than legs maybe but point remains: 'It does seem like they have shot themselves in the foot a few times. I think they’re running out of legs to shoot at the moment', Steve Wright, FBU gen sec on Labour's reshuffle including removal of Justin Madders
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Labour must commit to Employment Rights Bill to stave off far-right Labour’s Employment Rights Bill will become law in the next few weeks. But will it be watered down by 'pro-business' amendments?

@bigissue.com Quoted in this piece by Lottie Elton in The Big Issue on Labour's Employment Rights Bill - already watered down and to be diluted further now that Angela Rayner has gone so that a space for doing so has opened up
www.bigissue.com/news/employm...