tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995284.post1785209798074686609..comments2023-10-25T12:49:50.074+01:00Comments on The Old Socialist Unity Blog - we have moved: GMB & UNISON act together on leadershipANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901425044840795347noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995284.post-37297471656056459332007-05-15T22:26:00.000+01:002007-05-15T22:26:00.000+01:00Well, McD needs 18 more votes to get on the ballot...Well, McD needs 18 more votes to get on the ballot. I fear considerations of who of the union tops would back him may prove to be premature. The cowardice of the PLP...Charlie Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770820928636046622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995284.post-53964595663690050832007-05-15T16:44:00.000+01:002007-05-15T16:44:00.000+01:00I think who they end up supporting is almost a sec...I think who they end up supporting is almost a secondary question to the fact that they say they are approching the issue through a shopping list of demands: "privatisation, equal pay, employment rights, the NHS, public service workers pay and pensions"<BR/><BR/>If they are serious about taking those issues into consideration, then Brown will have to serioulsy consider whether he needs their support or not. Can he afford to start his new premiership by snubbing the country's biggest unions.<BR/><BR/>And if he doesn't give satisfactory answers, then what will they do. I still cannot believe that Prentice would support McDonnell.<BR/><BR/>Payul Kenny, I don't know, but it still seems unlikely.ANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901425044840795347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21995284.post-17791458531085234102007-05-15T16:22:00.000+01:002007-05-15T16:22:00.000+01:00So, who are they recommending, I wonder? Be intere...So, who are they recommending, I wonder? Be interesting to know how Prentis reacted at the news that Unison - Scotland has come out in support of McD.Louisefeministahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08279991897445225597noreply@blogger.com