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TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber.

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber.
Presented by
Rhona Ganguly
Submit questions by Mar 05 2009
Interview published on Mar 08 2009
Brendan Barber (show answers)
  1. 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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  3. 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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  5. 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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  7. 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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