
Tom Railton
@tomrailton1
Head of Comms and Politics @ProspectUnion
Personal views. Mostly politics, economics, and Newcastle United.
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15-01-2013 19:15:18
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For the President of the United States to be making baseless, prejudiced, comments about dedicated air traffic professionals at this time is utterly deplorable. We at Prospect Union send our solidarity to ATC colleagues in the USA and everyone affected by this tragedy.



"The government is also right to argue that politics has often been the enemy of sensible economic policy in recent years, and to consider putting their large majority to work in overcoming political barriers." - Mike Clancy, GS of Prospect Union 👇 progressivebritain.org/whats-good-for…

The government needs to be bold in the upcoming renegotiation of our relationship with Europe- and business, unions and civil society also need to find our voice on this issue again. Please to be contributing to this debate in Progressive Britain progressivebritain.org/whats-good-for…

UK politicians have been watching DOGE in the US with interest- but we should all be wary of importing this model to our shores. Indiscriminate attacks on public services and regulations aren't going to end well for America. My latest for Civil Service World: civilserviceworld.com/professions/ar…

Prospect General Secretary Mike Clancy speaking on Times Radio about civil service reform 📻

Want to take action to support michael sheen 💙's calls for a Fair Banking Act? Email your MP now! 👇 #michaelsheengiveaway #FairBankingForAll #FairBankingAct JustMoney Movement justmoney.eaction.online/FairBanking



US tariffs, coming after Covid and the recent slowdown, could deal a knock-out blow to an industry that is only just recovering and will be really worrying news for tens of thousands of skilled freelancers who make films in the UK Philippa Childs


The government’s 10-year Industrial Strategy to boost investment across the economy will be welcomed by workers, says Mike Clancy , but also warns that “the strategy will only be as strong as the skills commitments behind it.” Read more: prospect.org.uk/news/industria…

NEW 🚨| Department for Culture, Media and Sport commits to appointing a freelance champion as part of the govt's Industrial Strategy. We've long campaigned for such a role, and this is a crucial step forward in securing a better deal for Bectu members and all creative freelancers.




Great to see the FT bringing in the perspective of Prospect Union and our expert members.
