When you have a dialogue with the deaf you have to stand up and be counted. My message to the Government is stop this disgraceful butchery of public service jobs.

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

I loved the dialogue-free sequence when Anakin and Padmé are staring out over Coruscant , ... Anakin is in turmoil about what to do -- obey Master Windu and stay at the temple or go to stop them from killing Palpatine, his only chance of saving his love. That reminded me of what I think is the most powerful Star Wars scene of all, when in Empire Leia and Han stare at each other desperately as Han is lowered into the carbonite chamber. Nothing can be more desperate and emotion-stirring than when the person you love most in the world is in peril. Everyone can relate to that.

This is not a union that is struggling. People see we are standing up for what they want and they want to join.

We must redouble our efforts not just to stop this war, but to say 'no' to an attack on Iran.

It is quite clear that Gershon is beginning to bite but for all the wrong reasons. People are having to wait longer to get benefits and advice on finding a job. This is unacceptable because these are the services that the most vulnerable in society rely on.