Enfield boy
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Yebbut, subs etc are big ticket items to help with the re-distribution of (our) wealth.
I am a long way from being convinced.Your first statement returns FALSE now, I'm afraid. The development of autonomous undersea 'gliders' means these can be used in flocks to find subs and simply follow them about, surfacing every now and then to network via satellites. So a strategic foe know where they are to drop a pointy object on them. They are now targets.
The UK already has a variety of nuclear devices for airborne delivery, etc. The issue is now one of choosing a suitable set of devices and platforms. Again, can be a mix of autonomous flocks (cruise missiles, etc) and/or manned aircraft, or small ballistic, or surface craft like small ships as carriers. These days eveything is a target, so number, diversity, co-ordination, and stealth are the issues. Not faith in having 3 or 4 magic platforms that can 'hide' but are big and move relatively slowly.
There is more to it, they aren’t about re-distribution of wealth at all. They have been a thing for ages, I was on one way back in 1979, for example.Yebbut, subs etc are big ticket items to help with the re-distribution of (our) wealth.
It still tickles me that The Guardian claimed Starmer would be "relieved" by Sharon Graham's victory - shows how clueless they are.People reasonably asking what the alternative is, and Unite’s change of direction offers some clues:
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...ion-backer-says-it-will-cut-political-funding
I mean, alternative not so much to Labour as to supporting Labour. Unite here are making their own plans and asking Labour to support-*them*. They have the heft to make that meaningful.
It still tickles me that The Guardian claimed Starmer would be "relieved" by Sharon Graham's victory - shows how clueless they are.
Anyway, this is a significant development, and a good example of progressive politics beyond the Labour Party. Unite donated £3 million to Labour's 2019 election campaign (more than half of the total, I think).
Depends how big the cut is but it looks like Starmer is going to need all the wealthy donors he can get.
Unison has to consider how best to use it’s money to the benefit of its members interests.I'm struggling to see the joy in this, Unison can sponsor and fund whoever they like. Presumably they prefer the Tories in power, as they seem to be the main beneficiaries of this decision made on behalf of their members.
Let's hope the members are all as happy with that as you and Sean, presumably they were consulted.
It’s Unite, and Graham recently won the leadership, against the odds, on a platform of withdrawal from Westminster politics. She did so by campaigning hard on the ground: she was the “grassroots” candidate. I’d say she has a strong mandate as these things go.I'm struggling to see the joy in this, Unison can sponsor and fund whoever they like. Presumably they prefer the Tories in power, as they seem to be the main beneficiaries of this decision made on behalf of their members.
Let's hope the members are all as happy with that as you and Sean, presumably they were consulted.
That the Labour Party no longer represents ordinary working people should be the central concern
I am a long way from being convinced.
I suspect the trade unions are looking as tired and obsolete as Labour in many ways. A quick google search suggests only 23% of working people are a member of one and most of that is in the public sector. I’d certainly not define 23% as being in anyway representative of the working population. It’s less than a quarter.
I suspect the trade unions are looking as tired and obsolete as Labour in many ways. A quick google search suggests only 23% of working people are a member of one and most of that is in the public sector. I’d certainly not define 23% as being in anyway representative of the working population. It’s less than a quarter.
Also look at blue-green lasers and sat observations of sea-surface patterns, etc.
Unison has to consider how best to use it’s money to the benefit of its members interests.
The take away here has to be that Unison feels that the Labour Party no longer represents the interests of members of a trade union, no longer represents the interest of workers.
That the Labour Party no longer represents ordinary working people should be the central concern
It’s Unite, and Graham recently won the leadership, against the odds, on a platform of withdrawal from Westminster politics. She did so by campaigning hard on the ground: she was the “grassroots” candidate. I’d say she has a strong mandate as these things go.
Why “joy”? I expressed interest and approval.