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 Humza Yousaf woes deepen as Labour files no-confidence vote in government The Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has filed a ‘no confidence’ motion in the Scottish government today, heaping… Tom Belger 26th April, 2024, 10:27 am Comment ‘History and poll leads suggest Labour can be bolder, even if it costs some votes’ Should Labour members get ready to party like it’s 1997? The consistent message of opinion polls certainly suggests… Dr Mark Garnett 26th April, 2024, 8:00 am News Labour warned ‘ethical foreign policy’ inevitably sparks charge of ‘hypocrisy’ Labour risks “accusations of hypocrisy” if it claims to be pursuing an “ethical foreign policy”, a leading academic… Katie Neame 26th April, 2024, 7:30 am
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