PUBLISHED: 19:18 19 February 2019 Julia O'Driscoll A Sudanese demonstration took place in Norwich. Photo: Julia Crockatt. Archant A Sudanese demonstration took place in Norwich.Norwich’s Sudanese community came together to show their solidarity against the alleged injustices of President Omar al-Bashir’s regime.In Norwich, more than 30 demonstrators gathered outside City Hall on Tuesday afternoon to voice their discontent at the current situation and show their support for those involved in the continuing unrest in Sudan.President Omar al-Bashir’s has ruled Sudan for almost 30 years, but in the last three months the East African country has witnessed increasing discontent over corruption and discrimination, initially sparked by rising food prices. Uprisings and violence followed, with Amnesty International reporting that 37 protesters were shot dead by Sudan’s security forces last December.A Sudanese demonstration took place in … [Read more...] about City’s Sudanese community demonstrates against president’s regime
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Sir John Major: Extreme fringes are manipulating the Tories and Labour
Sir John Major has warned both the Tories and Labour are being "manipulated" by extreme fringes while their moderate members are sidelined. The former Prime Minister argued Brexit hardliners in the European Research Group (ERG) have become a powerful "party within a party" in the Conservatives, while there has been an influx of former Ukip supporters and a "hollowing out" of traditional Tories. He also praised the courage of seven Labour MPs who quit on Monday in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership but urged them not to "cut themselves adrift forever" from the party. In a keynote speech at the University of Glasgow, Sir John warned Britain's political agenda was in danger of being seized by... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week Register for free … [Read more...] about Sir John Major: Extreme fringes are manipulating the Tories and Labour
Hackney Council’s anti-bullying training abandoned – as not one councillor signs up to it
PUBLISHED: 18:57 19 February 2019 Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporting Service Natasha Johnson, the council worker at the centre of an acrimonious dispute over workplace bullying. Picture: Unite Archant Hackney councillors received no training in bullying and harassment in 2018 because none of them booked a place on the course – which was scrapped as a result. By comparison, there were 58 attendees at three sessions on councillors’ code of conduct, 49 at a “Hackney Members Event”, and 14 at a training session on housing.Hackney has 57 councillors, as well as its directly-elected mayor.Notice of an independent review into working practices at the council’s call centre was given to town hall employees on December 14, following union claims of “a culture of bullying, harassment and racism”.Onay Kasab, regional officer for Unite, said of the training cancellation: “This really comes as no great surprise and … [Read more...] about Hackney Council’s anti-bullying training abandoned – as not one councillor signs up to it
Farmers need solutions to Brexit questions
Noreen Wainwright Follow 19 February 2019 • 7:00pm Farmers tend to have good manual skills and certain highly developed senses. Their sense of smell is particularly strong. They can smell manure a mile off, so Michael Gove had his work cut out yesterday to convince the National Farmers Union (NFU) conference, especially its impressive president, Minette Batters, that all is going to be sweet and sunny in the uplands, meadows, pastures and sheds of Britain’s farms in the weeks, months and years ahead. In fairness to Mr Gove, he does appear to have a genuine interest in the countryside and food production. Whether that’s enough in the face of present uncertainty – well, we’ll just have to see. It would be disingenuous to pretend that all the delegates... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then … [Read more...] about Farmers need solutions to Brexit questions
At times like these, Corbyn is his own worst enemy
It was the merest hint of an olive branch. A chink in the denial. During a rather tetchy and uninspired speech at the annual conference of the manufacturing trade organisation, Make UK, Jeremy Corbyn did just about manage to squeeze out, by way of a passing aside, that he was disappointed a small number of MPs had decided to take a different path. Then it was back to the business at hand. The Labour leader had arrived at the conference accessorised by his shadow education secretary, Angela Rayner, and the shadow junior education minister, Gordon Marsden. Neither of whom was asked to contribute a word and who appeared genuinely confused as to why they were being made to sit on the stage throughout the half-hour session. As was everyone else. Maybe it was a hostage situation. In case they were thinking of defecting to S Club 7. His message was clear enough. The same as it ever was. Nothing had changed. The government had wrecked the economy but Labour would put things right by … [Read more...] about At times like these, Corbyn is his own worst enemy