DAVE CALFE, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ trade union, writes exclusively for the Morning Star as the union’s five-day annual conference opens in Birmingham
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HENRY FOWLER, national co-ordinator for General Strike 100, continued his nationwide tour of partner organisations by joining campaigners and trade unionists in Brighton for the unveiling of a new blue plaque and a full day of commemorative events marking the centenary of the ‘Battle of Lewes Road’
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"I say, Dave! Things are looking a bit sticky again."
"You spent your pocket money again, Gideon? OK we'll get Pickles to go round and duff up the Lib Dems for their lunch money again. That always seems to work."
"It's a bit more serious than that I'm afraid, Dave..."
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