Government

The Act became law on 20 July. Neil Todd, a partner in Thompsons Solicitors’ Trade Union Law Group, outlines its provisions New rules give the secretary of state for business powers to introduce regulations specifying minimum service levels (MSLs) in public services including fire and rescue. The...

Headlines about the NHS at breaking point have been written for years, but now the truth is far graver, says Professor Allyson Pollock, clinical professor of public health at Newcastle University What happens in the National Health Service matters to everyone, and not just because almost everyone in...

Labour peer Alf Dubs says the government’s policies on immigration are fuelling human trafficking The government’s “Illegal Migration” Bill Parliament, contravenes the UK’s international obligations, is unworkable and expensive, and will fuel the trade in human trafficking. The United Nations High...

At our annual conference in May, more than 100 delegates came together to debate the FBU’s campaigns and activities for the coming year. It was a lively event, on which we report in detail in this issue. Most prominent was the launch of a new flagship campaign – Equality Matters – to fight for...

FBU national officer Riccardo la Torre says a united movement of resistance can render the anti-strike law inoperable Thousands of protesters, including FBU members from across the country, congregated in London’s Parliament Square on Monday 22 May to demonstrate growing anger as the Conservative...

Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, explains why the union is preparing for the next general election Firefighters and other workers across the UK face a political watershed within the next 18 months. There has to be a general election by January 2025. Some speculate that it might be called this...