Many of us here in the UK pay little attention to where our clothes are made, who manufactures them and what sorts of conditions those workers are forced to endure. Shopping for clothes is a necessity and often a pastime, but rarely do we pause for thought and consider the impact of our habits and […]
Commemorating Chartism
Nov 15th, 2013 by Grahame Morris.This week, Parliament is celebrating Chartism. I would like to take this opportunity to reflect on and commemorate the Chartist’s movement and celebrate the efforts of particular Chartists from the North East. The People’s Charter of 1838 was the foundation text for a remarkable mass movement. Drafted to complete the work which the Magna Carta […]
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Tell Sid… we want our energy back
Oct 25th, 2013 by Grahame Morris.Government Ministers have tried to justify the undervalued sale of the Royal Mail as a return to popular capitalism.It has been nearly thirty years since the Government’s “Tell Sid” campaign helped launch the privatisation of British Gas. We will never know if Sid bought any shares but one thing is for sure, if he is […]
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Delivering an energy market people can trust
Oct 19th, 2013 by Grahame Morris.A key factor in the cost of living crisis, one of the biggest problems families and businesses face right now, is rising energy bills. This week we’ve seen a staggering 9 per cent price rise for some hard pressed consumers, with further price rises planned in coming weeks. While Ed Miliband has announced plans to […]
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Parents should be angry…. with Michael Gove
Oct 17th, 2013 by Grahame Morris.Today I am in Durham to address the People’s Assembly as teachers across the country are on strike over pay, pensions and conditions. Parents are right to be angry. No teacher wants to go on strike; they know the disruption it causes to families and most importantly the children. However, while Ministers are on TV, […]
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The real enemy within
Oct 4th, 2013 by Grahame Morris.Bold and radical, Ed Miliband announced his plan to tackle vested interests within the energy market, a promise to fight for ordinary people who for years have complained about the rising cost of gas and electricity. On the same day as Ed Miliband was standing up against the Big Six energy companies, David Cameron and […]
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Support the heroes of Orgreave
Sep 16th, 2013 by Grahame Morris.The pictures will be forever ingrained on our minds. They were so powerful that in 1984 the late Jo Richardson MP held up one of them in front of the Labour Party Conference, and the World’s media. It showed a mounted policeman, baton raised, charging a woman whose only defence was to raise her arm […]
