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| "I respect those who worry about change. I understand. But I disagree. It is the right thing to do. We can change. We must change. And I am absolutely determined this change will happen." Ed vs the TUCEd Miliband's TUC speech in full Ed Miliband is delivering his speech to the TUC's conference in Bournemouth - at a critical time for the relationship between the Labour party and the unions. Here's the script in full. Miliband pushes ahead with union reform proposals Ed Miliband today pledged to push through his controversial reforms to Labour's links with the unions, saying that the "bigger risk" was to keep things as they are. Frances O'Grady's first TUC Congress speech in fullNewsCurrent affairs: Taser use doubles Taser use in England and Wales has nearly quadrupled over just three years, Home Office figures have revealed. Nigel Evans arrested on new indecent assault charges Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans has been re-arrested on suspicion of two new charges of indecent assault and sexual touching. Politicians in the sun: MPs head south for tense Gibraltar national day A group of MPs have travelled hundreds of miles south to the warmth of the Mediterranean at Gibraltar - in order to hear David Cameron speak via videolink. Softened by austerity? Public's rage against benefit scroungers fades Britain's apparently relentless shift towards punishing benefit scroungers appears to have finally ended. Davey drops Cameron's fracking prices pledge Ed Davey has dismissed the prime minister's claim that fracking has potential to "drive energy bills down" in a speech on shale gas development. Coming up...50 years on: This year's party conferences won't match the drama of 1963 The media coverage might have been very different, but that didn't stop the conference season of 50 years ago being packed with drama. | BSIA: Vacant property protection still paramount one year on from law changeLast Sunday (1st September) marked the one year anniversary of the anti-squatting law that made residential squatting a criminal offence. The milestone also saw squatters’ internet sites[1] encouraging action in order to mark the anniversary. As such, the Vacant Property Protection Group of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is reiterating to owners and landlords of vacant commercial properties the importance of securing and protecting their premises. BHA: Girl Guides, Rainbows, and Brownies promise to be inclusive of the non-religiousThe Girl Guides, Rainbows and Brownies are for the first time inclusive of atheists and agnostics after a new Promise comes into force today which is, for the first time, inclusive of atheists and agnostics. TACT welcomes continuing increase in adoption numbersTACT (The Adolescent and Children’s Trust) today welcomed the announcement from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), that the number of adoptions made in the UK in 2012 had risen by nearly ten per cent. This follows an increase in 2011 of six per cent. Rio Tinto loads first ship from its 290 Mt/a expansion programmeRio Tinto has achieved the significant milestone of loading the first shipment of iron ore from its expanded port, rail and mine operations in Australia. This marks the commencement of commissioning of the expansion programme, which will see overall capacity for Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations in Western Australia increase to 290 million tonnes a year. Boeing Forecasts Increased Global Demand for Airline PilotsBoeing projects the commercial aviation industry will need more than one million new pilots and technicians to support the expanding demand for new airplane deliveries over the next two decades. Voice: Speaking and listening in GCSE languages are essentialVoice: the union for education professionals has commented on the announcement by Ofqual to remove the assessment of speaking and listening from GCSE grades in English and English Language. IET: Engineering chief: more universities must share research with SMEsThe outgoing President of Europe’s largest engineering body is calling for more universities to give small and medium sized businesses open access to the intellectual property (IP) that they create. BFAWU: Strike action at Hovis (Premier Foods), WiganThe Hovis strikes are about the casualisation of the food industry and a race to the bottom. IFAW: Cameron's badger cull at odds with scienceCameron’s cull is going ahead at odds with science and common sense, says the International Fund for Animal Welfare. |
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