Unison director of organising KEVIN LUCAS explains the Organising to Win strategy, its successes to date and key tests on the union’s horizon
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Bad law will not solve bad parenting
The coalition’s plan for a ‘Cinderella law’ against emotional abuse of children is a step too far, says JIM JEPPS
Young workers do want to get involved in Unison, and where that is enabled we see growth in workplace power, argue Unison North West Young Members co-chairs ZAIHERA CHAUDHRY and IAN CAULFIELD
British military spending is among the highest in the world, diverts scarce resources from far better causes and fuels international conflict. It’s time we made different choices, argues LIZ PAYNE
Trade unions, trades councils and community organisations must work together to build lasting solidarity and resistance to the far right, argues DREW GILCHRIST
Animal metaphors are testament to delight in the non-human world and what we hope and wish for human freedom, argue ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT"
Economists estimate extreme poverty could be drastically reduced for a fraction of global defence spending, yet military budgets continue to expand year on year, says JON TRICKETT MP, ahead of the Stop the War International Conference on Saturday
TODAY’S Queen’s Speech will contain proposals for a “Cinderella law” criminalising the “emotional abuse” of children by their parents. This means it will be a key element of the government’s legislative agenda in the final months of the coalition.
It is estimated that 1.5 million children are suffering from emotional abuse, meaning this law would criminalise more than a million adults for not being good enough parents.
Of course they wouldn’t arrest a million people.
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