On 23rd June 2018 well over 100,000 protesters marched on Parliament to demand a referendum on the Brexit deal. This was exactly two years since the first referendum and there is no deal with the EU even remotely in sight. The misinformation attached to the Brexit campaign is being revealed time and time again. It is time for the people to demand an explanation and get a sight of what Brexit will really mean. Thousands of jobs are being threatened and those people and their families deserve better. Young people did not vote for Brexit and in time their voices will get stringer.
Here is a short video of what I saw on the day. Young and old making a stand.
Sunday 1 July 2018
Tuesday 12 December 2017
Seasons Greetings and a Peaceful New Year
Seasons Greetings and a Peaceful New Year
from Mike and Sheila
Macmillan 2018 Calendar link below.
This is the 10th Anniversary of the calendar!
You can view it and download the .pdf at the link below
Please donate to Macmillan at: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/
Download .pdf here
Wednesday 31 May 2017
Why is Queen's University not doing more to stop disparity between what men and women earn?
Belfast Telegraph
May 18 2017
Letter of the day: gender pay gap Click here:
The opinion article by Fionola Meredith, "Queen's University's gender pay gap sadly exposes a culture that's dominated by male academics" (Comment, May 12), hit the nail on the head and further highlighted a shocking situation with regard to gender and pay.
However, this comes as no surprise to the management and staff at Queen's University. They have been aware of a widening gender pay gap among professors through internal audits going back at least 10 years and the University and College Union has pressed for action all along.
In 2013, the gap became more public through data from the Government's Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). Then, the gender gap in professors' pay was 12.8%. By 2014, it was up to 14.4% and became much more public as a result.
In response to a BBC report in May 2016 of a 14% gender pay gap, a Queen's University spokeswoman said that the institution had identified the gap at professorial level and had taken "immediate steps to address this". However, by 2017, it is still at 14.4% and little has changed. This is disappointing after so many years.
Only relatively few staff reach the highest level of professor in universities such as Queen's and the majority of other staff are paid at much lower rates. A relatively small number of professors, both male and female, are paid at the very highest level, but it seems that these are mostly male at Queen's.
Restructuring since 2015 saw Queen's University create several additional senior academic posts that attracted very high salaries.
Most of these new positions are now occupied by males and this tends to exacerbate the situation further.
Most of these new positions are now occupied by males and this tends to exacerbate the situation further.
PROFESSOR MIKE LARKIN
Retired professor and former President of the University and College Union, Queen's University Belfast
Sunday 18 December 2016
Monday 21 December 2015
Wishing you a Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year
Dear all – hope you have a good break and best of luck in the New Year.
Click for my video diary at: VIDEO DIARY
and blog at: MIKE LARKIN BLOG
But are still very active!
Wishing you a
Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year
From Mike and
Sheila
On behalf of MacMillan Cancer Support:
Please download a free Calendar with pictures selected from the last 12
months
by clicking HERE – please feel free to pass on link to friends
As my final year of teaching at
Queen's was in 2014/15 here is a short video thank you to all the student I
have taught over 35 years
Click at: NO-ONE GETS ANY OLDERClick for my video diary at: VIDEO DIARY
and blog at: MIKE LARKIN BLOG
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)