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Monday, 21 April 2014
Wednesday, 2 April 2014
MP's pay
The issue around the amount we pay MPs keeps coming back. I am amazed that anyone thinks we should be paying people who are simply experts in manipulation and hot air as much as they get paid now.
I was one of the most senior London job evaluation appeals officers ( public sector ) for many years with experience in the Whitley Council and Single Status schemes. I took what MP's do now and put them through the job evaluation formula and using that they would come back as Senior Officer level 1 or at best 2 that would give them a pay of around £30,000 at today's prices so God knows why they are on double that amount!!! The solution to removing career politicians out of the system is to impose the public sector job evaluation scheme on their pay. Stop over paying these people they are in it for the money!!
nick venedi
nick venedi
nick venedi
I was one of the most senior London job evaluation appeals officers ( public sector ) for many years with experience in the Whitley Council and Single Status schemes. I took what MP's do now and put them through the job evaluation formula and using that they would come back as Senior Officer level 1 or at best 2 that would give them a pay of around £30,000 at today's prices so God knows why they are on double that amount!!! The solution to removing career politicians out of the system is to impose the public sector job evaluation scheme on their pay. Stop over paying these people they are in it for the money!!
nick venedi
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The Labour party
I have to confess that I have not renewed my membership of the Labour party. This is because I am appalled with those on the Labour front bench. They are inspiring as a bag of chips left on a wet drive way! That apart I feel that Yvetter Cooper is an excellent MP and could make a great leader. So I will be returning if she ever managed to get rid of the plethora of career orientated politicians that have taken over!
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Friday, 14 March 2014
Tony Ben and Bob Crow
Apologies to the thousands who never read this blog I have not been posting stuff lately as I was busy with other stuff.
Tragic news this week of the two giants of socialism Bob Crow and Tony Ben who both died. They were real socialists who actually believed what they said. Bob Crow was particularly great as he will go down as one of the few genuine Trade Union leaders of our time unlike the many career politicians of the Labour party.
Condolences to the families of both heroes. They will be missed.
Nick Venedi
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Tragic news this week of the two giants of socialism Bob Crow and Tony Ben who both died. They were real socialists who actually believed what they said. Bob Crow was particularly great as he will go down as one of the few genuine Trade Union leaders of our time unlike the many career politicians of the Labour party.
Condolences to the families of both heroes. They will be missed.
Nick Venedi
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nick venedi
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Regional AGM London Unison
I wasn't able to attend regional AGM today but I am wondering whether the new team lead by Glen Kelly will manage to get anywhere near defeating the team that has been 'leading' the region for the last 8 years? I very much doubt it but it will be interesting to see whether things have changed? The reds under the beds of the region is still a fear that retains its grip on London Unison politics..
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Monday, 24 February 2014
Friday, 21 February 2014
Parthenon Marbles
First of all it has never been the case that Phidias who created the Parthenon Marbles wanted them to be renamed. He also never thought they would be lifted and moved to Britain.
It is a great shame that the curators of the British museum insist on not returning the marbles to a country that has given so much to western civilisation. Their argument is affected by the last drops of imperialist ethos left in a small proportion of the great British population.
There have been many campaigns to get the marbles returned from where they were stolen. Some have used the argument that what has been done to them is the same as what the nazis did with art treasurers when they occupied the major part of Europe. I don't agree with that over emotional analogy. What I have been suggesting for many years is that the British museum should reach an agreement with the museum of Athens where the marbles are leased back to the British museum for a period of 50 to 60 years. In other words what most progressive Greeks would like to see is an acknowledgement of ownership. This is 2014 and the days of imperialism are over so lets get this sorted. And I think the British Trades Union movement can have a role with hits project!
Return the Parthenon marbles or at least acknowledge their righful owners..
Nick Venedi
nick venedi
It is a great shame that the curators of the British museum insist on not returning the marbles to a country that has given so much to western civilisation. Their argument is affected by the last drops of imperialist ethos left in a small proportion of the great British population.
There have been many campaigns to get the marbles returned from where they were stolen. Some have used the argument that what has been done to them is the same as what the nazis did with art treasurers when they occupied the major part of Europe. I don't agree with that over emotional analogy. What I have been suggesting for many years is that the British museum should reach an agreement with the museum of Athens where the marbles are leased back to the British museum for a period of 50 to 60 years. In other words what most progressive Greeks would like to see is an acknowledgement of ownership. This is 2014 and the days of imperialism are over so lets get this sorted. And I think the British Trades Union movement can have a role with hits project!
Return the Parthenon marbles or at least acknowledge their righful owners..
Nick Venedi
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