We were delighted to welcome Stuart Fegan from the GMB to campus last night to discuss the relationship between the Labour Party and the trade unions.
In an engaging talk, Stuart talked about his own background (he was the founding Secretary of the Labour Club at Portsmouth University between 1994 and 1997 before joining the GMB), [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Labour Party’
November 18, 2006
The Unions & Labour
October 25, 2006
Putting out the fires
We held our first event of the term at the University this evening. Initially, it was meant to be a night with our local MP, Ben Bradshaw, but suddenly he was required in London on departmental business. We weren’t too disappointed, though, because we got Cllr. Roy Slack, the Leader of the City Council, and Cllr. [...]
October 14, 2006
Getting squashed
The Freshers’ Squash is always manic. As a first-year, I remember going and having bits of paper thrust into my hands everywhere I went as well as walking around several different buildings bewildered by the number of stalls, students and crowds. This year, as chair of a Society, it was a little different, but just [...]
