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TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber.

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Interview published on Mar 08 2009

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PatNInterupt asked Brendan Barber: "Can you explain why the trades union movement has continued to support a government whose policies have actively and deliberately caused the expropriation and transfer of relative wealth and purcahsing..." Show more »"Can you explain why the trades union movement has continued to support a government whose policies have actively and deliberately caused the expropriation and transfer of relative wealth and purcahsing power from the non-property-owning class to the speculative property-owning-class, to an extent that would make Margaret Thatcher blush with shame?" Show less »
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Sadbog74 asked Brendan Barber: "Is the coming G20 summit in London, a time to reinvigorate the fight for Social Justice, on a national and international level?"
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Sadbog74 asked Brendan Barber: "Is the current failure of neo-liberalism a chance to reinvigorate the use of the state in pragmatic ways to bring about social justice, economic stability and growth?"
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SiGreen asked Brendan Barber: "Do you agree with Arthur Scargill that if the Miners had won in the 1980s, then we wouldn't be in this mess now?"
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PatNInterupt asked Brendan Barber: "Given that union membership could be regarded as placing a tax on consumers by raising the cost of production, shouldn't all union members in the UK be morally bound *not* to reduce their shopping bills..." Show more »"Given that union membership could be regarded as placing a tax on consumers by raising the cost of production, shouldn't all union members in the UK be morally bound *not* to reduce their shopping bills by buying more cheaply produced goods or service from non-unionised businesses in the UK or overseas? It's easy to be moral when it doesn't cost you money, and you can't have it both ways surely?" Show less »
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MartinMurphy asked Brendan Barber: "Do you notice a difference in the way SMEs treat their employees when the going gets tough, in comparison to big firms? There are stories of some SMEs negotiating flexible working and going to all lengths..." Show more »"Do you notice a difference in the way SMEs treat their employees when the going gets tough, in comparison to big firms? There are stories of some SMEs negotiating flexible working and going to all lengths to keep staff, while your average car company will lay off workers with an hours notice-what would you rather be employed by right now, an SME or a latge multi-national?" Show less »
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SiGreen asked Brendan Barber: "Where do you stand on the saver v. borrower debate? Do you think most of your members are savers- who are now paying for the mistakes of a reckless minority of borrowers?"
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jiheelee is asking Brendan Barber: "I'm currently a high school student who is interested in the upcoming G20 london summit. I've been reading through the hompage and read some issues that the G2 will go through this year. While reading,..." Show more »"I'm currently a high school student who is interested in the upcoming G20 london summit. I've been reading through the hompage and read some issues that the G2 will go through this year. While reading, i became particularly interested in issue of protectionism. I get that protectionism can deepen financial crisis around the globe. but how exactly G20 going to stop protectionism? i know that the leaders have all agreed to hinder the protectionism but except for that agreement is there a pragmatic solution to this issue?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Business | Email to friends | Mar 31 2009 8:30:55 AM |

PatentAtty is asking Brendan Barber: "I am trying to improve the Knowledge Economy at the .com/.net/.org domains. Would you comment on what the UK is doing to support knowledge economy start-ups and whether your agency is interested in better..." Show more »"I am trying to improve the Knowledge Economy at the .com/.net/.org domains. Would you comment on what the UK is doing to support knowledge economy start-ups and whether your agency is interested in better spreading the word about these efforts?" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Business | Email to friends | Mar 17 2009 5:58:35 PM |

MacHelpus is asking Brendan Barber: "Sir can you explain why the TUC has not challenged the unelected Peter Mandleson on his sell off of the Royal Mail? it is a known fact that a directive of the European Parliament decrees a single postal..." Show more »"Sir can you explain why the TUC has not challenged the unelected Peter Mandleson on his sell off of the Royal Mail? it is a known fact that a directive of the European Parliament decrees a single postal system by 2011 as stated in the Lisbon treaty.surely it is your job to protect the workers of this country, not to provide jobs for Europeans. for verification I enclose a link to the document that states this.I have not heard one challenge from either the opposition or the TUC.

http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/post/index_en.htm" Show less »
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0 comment | Topic: Business | Email to friends | Mar 13 2009 10:24:49 PM |

Nigelthebass is asking Brendan Barber: "What can the G20 do to reduce unemployment?"
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0 comment | Topic: Politics | Email to friends | Feb 26 2009 2:27:42 PM |

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