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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Well it’s reshuffle time again, and in this instance it appears to have been the most incendiary game of musical chairs since the last al-Qaida office party.
Drafting in new blood to a deeply unpopular party is hardly a radical concept in the year before an election but they seem to have gone the traditional Tory route with most of it on the walls and ceiling.
Yep, when in doubt go for the purge option. That seems to be the Cameronian mantra.
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