Corbyn & Burnham pledge a public inquiry for blacklisting

Corbyn & Burnham pledge a public inquiry for blacklisting

This week both Jeremy Corbyn and Andy Burnham made speeches praising the Blacklist Support Group and calling for a full public inquiry into blacklisting. The Leader of the Labour Party made his speech at the GMB conference in Bournemouth while the Shadow Home Secretary raised the issue during a debate in the House of Commons over the Investigatory Powers Bill.

Corbyn speech to GMB congress http://www.gmb.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/228629

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/victory-millions-workers-tories-drop-8128402

Andy Burnham’s full speech (from 952 in Hansard) https://hansard.parliament.uk/…/160…/InvestigatoryPowersBill

http://www.thenational.scot/comment/cat-boyd-a-public-inquiry-would-shed-light-on-dark-side-of-building-business.18496

http://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/tories-ditch-law-allowing-police-to-spy-on-unions/07/06/

Undercover police spying on activists

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-7acc-Blacklist-spy-cop-scandal-reaches-Britains-railways#.V1gWUfkrLs0

http://reportphotos.com/albums/qO1oC/undercover-police-officer-carlo-neri-at-union-meeting-1/5b8e82c0c8a22d8fd64cfb398a9b31347bbc57de

http://m.heraldscotland.com/news/14537083.Undercover_policing_scandal__why_the_Pitchford_Inquiry_must_apply_to_Scotland/

Dave Smith trial

The twice adjourned trial following dave Smith’s arrest for protesting against blacklisting will take place on Thurs 9th – Fri 10th June at City of London Magistrates Court (next to Bank tube station).
It’s a public gallery, so anyone who wants to come along is more than welcome. BSG protest outside the court from 9:15am

https://uniteresist.org/2016/06/support-blacklist-support-group-secretary-dave-smith-as-rescheduled-trial-starts-9am-thursday-9-june/