Why is Unite still funding the Labour Party?

Unite, if it is to remain credible to its members, needs to consider its huge funding of the Labour Party whose Ministers seem happy to kick it where it hurts most.
Yesterday, Lord Adonis, the Secretary of State for Transport described the seven days of walkouts planned this month by thousands of members of Unite who work as British Airways cabin crew as "deplorable” and “totally unjustified".
If I was funding the Labour Party I'd be asking questions about why should I continue and consider whether there are other political parties whose policies and support would better represent my members?
Clearly, Lord Adonis is trying to sound tough ahead of a General Election but siding with an employer - British Airways - that unilaterally cuts people's pay and conditions is a disgrace.
It does not take a genius to work out that BA boss Willie Walsh is determined to destroy the union - yet they continue to support a party where one of the Ministers seems happy to support that action.
Isn't it time many trade unions, and not just Unite, look around and see whether there are alternative parties worth supporting?
NB Gordon Brown steps into the row with similar condemnation of only one side in the BA - Unite. Please see headline!

Peter Hain shoots himself in foot over Rwanda gaff

Normally, you would not expect Welsh Secretary and football fan Peter Hain to score an own goal - but he managed a spectacular one.
Peter Hain has previously insisted Wales remained a wealthy country but he went one step to far when declaring:"Compared with Rwanda and most countries in the rest of the world...Wales is indeed still a wealthy country."
The comparison with desperately poor Rwanda was seized on by his political opponents, particularly the Conservative.
Plaid also seized on Mr Hain's gaff. MP Hywel Williams pressed their argument again about the underfunding of Wales, highlighted in the independent Holtham Commission report.
Last night Mr Hain was forced to issue a humiliating statement declaring: "Frankly I could have chosen my words more carefully. Of course no-one is suggesting that Wales has ever suffered from poverty on the same scale as in Africa."
Let's hope Peter Hain's favourite team Chelsea also obliges with an own goal in the FA Cup clash with Cardiff City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Now that would really make it a week to forget for the Welsh Secretary.

WRU chairman tackled over Labour £1,000-a-plate event

Welsh Rugby Union chairman David Pickering is entitled to support whatever political party he likes.
But what he must not do is using the facilities at the WRU to organise a lavish fundraising pre-election event on behalf of a political party, Welsh Labour in this case. Most employees spending their working hours on private work would quickly find themselves reprimanded by their employees or even dismissed.
How much time has he spent on this private work? Is he going to compensate the WRU, which is a non-political organisation?
We know the Welsh rugby team play in red but the WRU should certainly not be aligning itself, through its chairman, to the political party whose colours are red.
The event also highlights the divide between Labour's expensive backers, who have done well under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and its core working-class vote in Wales. Many voters will be staggered that £1,000 per person is being spent on one event while they struggle to put food on their table for their family in these very tough economic times.