Not one, but two groups of workers held lobbies of Leeds City Council at its March meeting on 23rd March. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Unite and GMB members gathered to lobby councillors and hand in a petition against the energy-to-waste facility being constructed by Hitachi Zosen Inova outside the National Agreement for the Engineering…
Last year’s launch by Jeremy Corbyn of Labour’s general election manifesto dramatically changed the shape of that election. With radical policies including renationalisation of public services, a £10/hr minimum wage and free education, it inspired millions, especially young people who turned out to rallies in their thousands. In council leader Judith Blake’s introduction to the…
Anti-austerity ideas proved very popular in June’s snap general election – but the Labour group on Leeds City Council seemed to have failed to get the message as they voted through another round of cuts, their 8th year in a row as the ruling group on the council. Iain Dalton, Leeds Socialist Party Faced with…
Hundreds crammed into the meeting hall at the Barnbow pub in Crossgates, East Leeds to hear Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell speak at a meeting organised by left-wing Leeds East MP, Richard Burgon. Iain Dalton, Socialist Party member in Leeds East constituency Burgon opened the meeting with a short contribution, commenting that there was nowhere…
On Wednesday 13th January, a deputation from the Leeds Private Trades branch of Usdaw lobbied Leeds City Council, calling on them to oppose the government’s de-regulation of Sunday trading. Iain Dalton, Usdaw Leeds Private Trades branch vice-chair (personal capacity) The government proposes to hand powers limiting the length of sunday trading (currently 6 hours for…
