by admin | Apr 26, 2011 | Campaigns, nuj
On Wednesday 20 April I joined the march from Enfield town centre in defence of our local newspapers in north London. It took the form of a funeral procession, with coffin, incense, the grim reaper and all the trimmings. It was, however, a very upbeat occasion,...
by admin | Feb 24, 2011 | BBC, Campaigns, international, nuj
Free and independent news and information is essential in developing and defending democracy, the latest example is demonstrated courageously across North Africa and the Middle East right now. In this context, it is bizarre and inappropriate for the British government...
by admin | Feb 13, 2011 | international, nuj
Yesterday lunch-time a little of the Egyptian revolution came to London’s Trafalgar Square, when thousands of people came together to celebrate the fall of Mubarak who had fled Cairo some 24 hours before. Called by Amnesty International and supported by the TUC, the...
by admin | Feb 13, 2011 | BBC, Europe, media freedom, nec, nuj
This year the union holds its election for a general secretary and after having served two five year terms, Jeremy Dear announced to the FebruaryNEC meeting that he would not be standing again. Jeremy was the union’s youngest ever leader when he was elected in 2001...
by admin | Feb 7, 2011 | nuj, unions
On 24 January 1986 Rupert Murdoch’s News International group moved production of their four newspapers (Times, Sunday Times, Sun and the News of the World) to Wapping in east London’s Docklands. Some 5,500 production and clerical workers were sacked overnight in what...
by admin | Jan 29, 2011 | Europe, nuj, unions
Yesterday I attended a meeting of the TUC’s European Network. This body is made up of representatives from various UK unions and is chaired by Owen Tutor head of the TUC’s European Union and International Relations department. I go as one of the NUJ reps and we meet...
