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Derek Maylor's Thoughts On The Labour Party As Reported By The Liverpool Echo

CWU's Ex-Branch Health & Safety Officer and Safety Rep, Derek Maylor, who having retired from BT, remains a retired CWU member; is now a Trustee with the Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group

Derek was also, the secretary of the NW BT Unions Health Safety Co-ord for many years until his retirement.

Derek reported from the Labour Party Conference 2024, where he spent the three days of the Conference staffing a stall for the Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group, after which the Liverpool Echo reporter at the Conference caught up with him and other members of the public; to ask his views of the Conference and Labour's policies:

The Echo article introduced Derek to their readers:

Derek Maylor, 70, from St Helens, has been staffing a stall at the Labour Party Conference this week for the Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group Forum. He is an ex-BT engineer and has been to several Labour conferences before this one.

Asking what his views of the current stand of the Labour Party after their Conference in Liverpool, Derek said:

"There have obviously been massive disagreements on policy, but I say, let's debate them."

He continued:

"There have been a few promising developments, like the new deal for workers - that's all positive. And there were some good points in Angela Rayner's speech. We've got to be hopeful - what's the alternative? It's up to campaign groups like ours to the keep the pressure on the government. If we walk away from the party, we won't achieve anything."

On the idea that Labour had been too gloomy in its outlook since taking office, Derek said:

"It's all self-induced. They need to be more upbeat - a dose of positivity is needed. It's like when you go into a classroom as a teacher. You create a positive atmosphere for the kids at school. Labour need to do that with the country."

Derek, also used the opportunity at the MAVSG Stall to promote the work of the charity that he now supports and volunteers for; and to also give some publicity to this website, which has reported on the Charity and their involvement in Merseyside's, International Worker's Memorial Day; evident from his pic above left.

Source: Liverpool Echo / Derek Maylor

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