More, Different and Better

…is how the TUC’s new General Secretary, Frances O’Grady, opened Unite’s first ever conference for union learning representatives (ULRs), held in partnership with NIACE and unionlearn. Around 400 ULRs gathered in Congress House against a backdrop of Latin American music played by a Unite-sponsored group of Peruvian musicians before Frances opened the conference with an [...]

The press coverage has started to die down on No stone unturned in pursuit of growth. The Chancellor has told us it is “bursting with ideas” and intimated that he favours the local budget proposals – the Autumn Statement on 5 December will give some indications of the next stages. I read the report on [...]