HENRY FOWLER, assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU), reports on Day 2 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at the Workers’ Retreat, Quorn Grange Hotel
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Assistant general secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions HENRY FOWLER reports on day 1 from the GFTU’s residential Summer School at Quorn Grange Hotel
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“I’VE never felt so unsafe in my life,” Jackie said. “I was staying in a hotel and the first evening I was restless so I thought I’d go for a stroll before bed. I didn’t know the area, so I just started walking fairly randomly.
“When I was some way from the hotel, the cars passing me kept slowing down when they came close, the drivers were peering at me. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as I realised I was being sized up.
“At first, I couldn’t figure out why. I wasn’t wearing any jewellery and had nothing worth stealing.
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