The Unions have their strategy right
James Forsyth 10:46am
The Unions have 130 demands that they intend to lay before Labour’s National Policy Forum, Patrick Wintour reports this morning. These range from extending the minimum wage to those under 21 to making union subscriptions tax deductible.
This strikes me as exactly the right approach for the Unions to take. Labour is in no financial shape to reject all these demands. Equally, it cannot be seen to cave in on everything. So, Brown will make a big show of resisting a few of the Union’s big ticket demands while conceding on everything else.
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David
July 18th, 2008 2:38pmAt what point does the union-labour relationship actually fall foul of anti-corruption legislation. History and habit do not make this OK.
David
July 18th, 2008 2:38pmAt what point does the union-labour relationship actually fall foul of anti-corruption legislation. History and habit do not make this OK.
Trumpeter Lanfried
July 18th, 2008 11:11pmDo their demands include buckets of moola for 'training and education' (aka money laundering for the Labour Party)?