28th November, 2011, 1:51 pm Ed Miliband won’t back strikes Mark Ferguson Share this article: Speaking in Croydon today, Miliband said: “Strikes are always a sign of failure but I’m not going to demonise the people who are taking the action.” “I don’t support strikes because they are always a sign of failure.” That implies that Miliband is against all strikes, and doesn’t ever see them as worthwhile, doesn’t it? (h/t – Andrew Sparrow) Tags: Ed Miliband / Unions / November 30th / Strikes / Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News ‘Credible and radical’: John Smith remembered 30 years after his death Yvette Cooper and others have paid tribute to former Labour leader John Smith 30 years on from his… Katie Neame 12th May, 2024, 8:30 am News Local elections: Is Labour’s breakthrough in Leave areas really what it seems? Labour may not have healed the electoral wounds of Brexit as much as its breakthrough in a string… Daniel Green & Tom Belger 11th May, 2024, 10:00 am News Watch and read Starmer’s speech on his small boats plan in Elphicke’s seat Keir Starmer has today unveiled Labour’s latest proposals to reduce small boat crossings, pledging to end the Tories’… Katie Neame 10th May, 2024, 7:50 am
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