{"id":4008,"date":"2015-05-01T17:25:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T16:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unitelive.org\/?p=4008"},"modified":"2015-05-01T17:44:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T16:44:51","slug":"rooted-to-hopes-of-working-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitelive.test.igniteamt.com\/?p=4008","title":{"rendered":"Rooted to hopes of working class"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a no-nonsense streak to Ian Davidson which can only be a strength on the doorstep during the cut and thrust of an election campaign.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe issues here are a lack of income and under employment\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he says of his slice of Glasgow, describing it as \u00e2\u20ac\u015ba classic inner city working class area.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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He speaks frankly about tackling the \u00e2\u20ac\u015bsubstantial difficulties\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 of poverty and depravation, something which he has been doing ever since his time as a local councillor in Govan back in the late 1970s.<\/p>\n

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First elected to Westminster in 1992 for the old Govan constituency, before it was re-drawn as Pollok and then took on its current boundaries, Davidson has long fought for jobs in the area.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe future of the local shipyards here has been an issue and that goes back to 1978. I have been here through various changes in ownership in the shipyards and I hope we have secured stability in employment in shipbuilding on the Clyde,\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he says.<\/p>\n

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Highly active in the Parliamentary Shipbuilding Group, Davidson has also won praise in recent years as a reinvigorating chair of the Scottish Affairs Select Committee. It’s has conducted a number of important inquiries under his stewardship.<\/p>\n

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He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s eager to get back to Committee business saying \u00e2\u20ac\u015blast session we were pursuing various issues related to blacklisting, zero hours contracts and various constitutional issues relating to Scotland.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWith the trade unions and the Blacklisting Support Group we have helped expose the crimes of giant construction firms\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 \u00e2\u20ac\u201c those who blacklisted workers after leading campaigns for better terms, conditions and safety measures.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe are now campaigning for the construction firms to apologise, pay adequate compensation and adopt new working practices which protect workers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 rights\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 he says. \u00e2\u20ac\u015bWe also support Labour\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s call for a full public enquiry into blacklisting.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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This success in defending and enhancing workers\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 rights has given him a new target. \u00e2\u20ac\u015bNow we hope to move on to look at wages and conditions in the fast food and hospitality industries.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bAll these are examples of the political and industrial wings of the Labour movement working together for joint benefit. I want to be able to pursue these through, hopefully into legislation under a Labour government.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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On his party\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s prospects on May 7 he remains forthright, saying \u00e2\u20ac\u015bat the end of the day there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s only two parties that can form a government, Labour or the Conservatives.<\/p>\n

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\u00e2\u20ac\u015bThe party that has the most seats will have the first option to establish a government.\u00c2\u00a0 “It’s important to have as many Labour MPs as possible, to have as much weight as possible behind the most radical Labour manifesto for a generation.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s certainly thought provoking stuff, especially when it comes down who is best placed to assist the people of Glasgow South West, Scotland and beyond.<\/p>\n

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As Davidson says: \u00e2\u20ac\u015bIf we are serious about redistribution of wealth and power then only Labour, with its ties to the trade union movement and Labour movement generally, has got the link and the grounding to keep this rooted to the hopes and aspirations of working class people.\u00e2\u20ac\u0165<\/p>\n

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