Politics and Equal Pay
I've been invited to speak to the Green Party in South Lanarkshire tomorrow evening - on the subject of equal pay and Freedom of Information (FOI)
I'm looking forward to the event even though I thought my days of addressing political meetings were long gone - so I'll let you know how things go.
What I did want to say though, through the blog site, is that I'm quite prepared to speak pay to other parties and groups in South Lanarkshire - because the more that people understand what has been going on these past years - the better it will be for everyone in future.
We need fewer secrets on a whole range of subjects - not more, if you ask me.
So, if I get an invitation to speak with any of the following organisations - I'll gladly accept the offer, other commitments permitting:
- Labour councillors and Labour Party branches
- SNP councillors and SNP branches
- Lib Dem councillors and Lib Dem branches
- Conservative councillors and Conservative branches
- Any independent councillors
- MSPs and MPs of all political parties
- Trade unions - including Unison, GMB and Unite
Wouldn't it be amazing to be invited along to a trade union meeting after all these years - to speak about equal pay and FOI in South Lanarkshire - with the ordinary grassroots members?
Now I imagine that certain people wouldn't be too happy at the prospect of an open and honest debate on these issues - with someone who knows what they're talking about, i.e. me.
But you never know.
