Paul Fleming, General Secretary of the union Equity It s a part of the world that is much derided, Scunthorpe, but actually I have an awful lot of affection for, he tells
The Yorkshire Post s political podcast, Pod s Own Country. I ve never been in a stronger or more affectionate community. It s a really, really fantastic place. Actually going across Yorkshire with its incredible history of trade unionism, it always has an incredibly rich history of really deep and meaningful culture. Not only the range of actors and practitioners that have come from the region but also the way that you still have working men s clubs, the way that grassroots working class art is up there along with some of the best venues in the country for members to work in.
By Bertin Lefkovic | April 25, 2021, 9:55 pm | in Edward Edwards
When Lisa McCormick ran against United States Senator Robert Menendez in the 2018 Democratic primary election, her campaign’s alleged usage of bogus signatures was probably one of the worst kept secrets in progressive politics. Anyone and everyone who followed the race knew that neither she nor her diminutive (I vaguely remember someone else referring to him in the past as Lilliputian and I refrained from using this adjective out of fear of being accused of plagiarism) campaign manager, Jim Devine, had the capacity or the reach to find at least 1,000 registered Democrats who would sign her nominating petition.