A tribute to Stephen (Steve) White
Last Thursday I attended a special event at the Curve Theatre in Leicester, where the union paid tribute to the contribution of NUJ member Stephen White at a gathering of his family and friends to formally present the NUJ Gold Badge Award. The NUJ’s Honours Committee...
‘Dossier of hypocrisy’ exposes cabinet ministers’ pensions
On 22 November, the Unite union published a ‘dossier of hypocrisy’, exposing the pensions of cabinet ministers at the heart of the coalition’s attack on public sector workers. This is timely because, any day now, the right-wing press is expected to blast away at the...
Musical Chairs down under
John Hartigan, the chair and chief executive of News Limited in Australia (News Limited owns 70pc of the Australian newspaper market), resigned a few days ago during Rupe's annual visit to Oz and a day after the launch of a federal enquiry into media standards and...