Mark SerwotkaI Owe My Life to the NHS but Now the NHS is Fighting for Its Own LifeThe British public holds the NHS dearer to their hearts more than anything else, for me in more ways than one. I recently passed my own…Dec 11, 2019Dec 11, 2019
Mark SerwotkaTaking on the OutsourcersThis election we are faced with a clear choice. A Boris Johnson Tory government obsessed with privatisation and a hostile approach to…Dec 4, 2019Dec 4, 2019
Mark SerwotkaLabour’s pledge to scrap Universal Credit is a win-win for both staff and claimantsIt was fitting that Jeremy Corbyn announced Labour’s plan to scrap Universal Credit in the parliamentary seat currently held by Ian Duncan…Oct 9, 2019Oct 9, 2019
Mark SerwotkaUnions must unite with inspiring climate strikers to avoid catastropheIn much the same way the student protests in 2010 kick-started the anti-austerity movement, let’s hope today’s brave young climate…Sep 20, 2019Sep 20, 2019
Mark SerwotkaTrade unionists must mobilise for a Labour victoryWith a snap election looking more likely by the day, the time for dismissing Boris Johnson as a gaff-prone buffoon is over. The trade…Aug 23, 2019Aug 23, 2019
Mark SerwotkaBoris Johnson is a dangerous bigot and totally unfit to be Prime MinisterBoris Johnson’s shambolic record and divisive rhetoric may have won over the Tory membership but I’d like to see him go up against Jeremy…Jul 25, 2019Jul 25, 2019
Mark SerwotkaWith a new Tory Prime Minister on the horizon, we mustn’t forget Theresa May’s disastrous legacyI was recently listening to the Today programme on Radio 4 and the guests were discussing reports that Theresa May’s closest advisers were…Jul 11, 2019Jul 11, 2019
Mark SerwotkaAll in this together? Government’s treatment of its own workers tells a different storyThe hypocrisy of this rotten Tory government is astonishing. Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden talks of the need for civil servants to…Mar 21, 20191Mar 21, 20191
Mark SerwotkaThe unarguable case for ending cuts to pay and servicesYou can’t make those policies popular, no one will vote for them, it’s electoral suicide. So goes the mantra when you argue for proper…Jun 26, 20171Jun 26, 20171
Mark SerwotkaTory cuts have seriously damaged our public services, our communities and our safetyOn Monday I spoke at an event — organised by Labour and alongside several other trade unions representing public sector workers — on the…Jun 6, 2017Jun 6, 2017