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Paul Nowak, the leader of Britain’s trade unions and General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has been named a non-executive director at the Bank of England by Chancellor John Healey. Nowak will earn £20,000 annually for this role in addition to his existing TUC salary of £160,000 and has promised to donate this income to charity. The appointment was made just hours after Nowak called for a new tax on banks' profits. Critics argue that the move is an example of cronyism due to Nowak’s left-wing views and close ties with Labour Party leaders, while supporters maintain it is a continuation of past practices where TUC representatives have held similar positions under different governments.
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Paul Nowak, the General Secretary of the TUC, has been appointed by Chancellor John Healey to serve as a non-executive director on the Bank of England's Court of Directors. The appointment came shortly after Nowak had called for increased taxes on banks' profits at the TUC's annual conference. Nowak, who previously worked in call centers and has been a lifelong trade unionist, will receive an additional salary of £20,000 per year for three days of work each month while continuing to earn his TUC salary of £160,000 annually. He pledged to donate this new income to charity. Critics argue that Nowak's recent political activities and demands could pose a conflict of interest with his role on the Bank’s oversight board.
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The leader of Britain's trade unions has been given a seat on the Bank of England's board by Labour - just hours after calling for a new tax on the financial sector.
Paul Nowak, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, was appointed a non-executive director of the Bank's Court of Directors by Chancellor John Healey.
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He will be paid £20,000 a year during his four-year term for just three days' work a month - on top of his TUC salary of £160,000 – but has pledged to give the new wage to charity.
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Mr Nowak's role was announced on the same day that he repeated his call for banks to pay 'their fair share of tax on their mega profits'.
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HM Treasury claimed that the left-wing firebrand and his fellow new directors 'have confirmed that they have not engaged in any party political activity in the last five years'.
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Yet just two months ago Mr Nowak hailed Andy Burnham – a fellow Everton fan - during his coronation as Labour leader at the TUC's headquarters.
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He wrote on social media of the new Prime Minister, a fellow Everton fan: 'It was great to host Andy Burnham at Congress House today as he became leader of the Labour Party.
'A break with neoliberalism, renewing Labour, putting hope back into politics and delivering the change Britain needs - an important and positive starting point.'
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak addressing its annual conference in Brighton this week
And in his speech to the TUC's annual conference earlier this week, Mr Nowak attacked Reform, accusing Nigel Farage of being a 'politician for sale' and calling for a total ban on overseas donations.
Reform's Treasury spokesman Robert Jenrick said: 'Burnham's out of ideas and now shamelessly dishing out jobs to reward his paymasters.
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The unions have given Labour £248 million since 2001 and they expect jobs like this in return.
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The party's Deputy Leader Richard Tice said: 'This is staggering.
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Our socialist Chancellor has dished out a big Bank of England finance job to a socialist union boss who knows nothing about finance.
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'Clearly, trade union donations not only buy your way into government policymaking, but also onto the Bank of England's board.
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Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith added: 'The last thing our country needs is a trade union leader helping to run the Bank of England.
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If it wasn't obvious who is driving this Labour government's agenda, this should give you a good idea.'
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However Dave Penman, General Secretary of the FDA union that represents senior civil servants, pointed out that the previous head of the TUC also had a seat on the Bank's board.
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He said: 'The TUC represents over 5m working people in this country.
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Paul Nowak's predecessor Frances O'Grady was appointed as a Director under a Conservative govt.
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'They understood that working people have a stake in a successful economy.
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A TUC spokesman said: 'Paul Nowak had agreed with the BoE in advance of his appointment that he would be donating all his fees to charity.
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He looks forward to helping bringing the perspective of working people into the work of the BoE.
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TUC General secretaries have been appointed to the court by both Labour and Conservative chancellors.'
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