Day: September 13, 2010 Articles

Day one of the 2010 TUC Congress in Manchester was unsurprisingly dominated by the debate on public services and the government’s approach to reducing the deficit. To counter this unions must make a case for cuts opposition as being clearly in the national interest.

The Trades Union Congress opening in Manchester today marks the start of a new political season – and it will be a very different set of political conditions we are all operating in. The terms of engagement from now on will be very different from those which any of us will be familiar with.

If the ‘big society’ was the wrong answer, it certainly addressed the right question, says Richard Darlington. Labour can show it has ideas of its own to strengthen individuals and communities.

 

LPC 2010 - Where's the labour in Labour? How the party should approach trade unions and workforce policy26 Sep 2010, 12:45 to 14:00, Peter House, Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5AN This event will examine the direction of the party's policy on workforce relations and...