Given the tough times being felt by workers up and down the country Guido would have thought trade unions would be especially careful to give their members value for money. GMB subscription fees now add up to a hefty £140 per year after the latest, albeit minimal, increase.

Guido thinks that paramedics, NHS employees and retail workers will be interested to know that GMB general secretary Paul Kenny has been spending their hard-earned cash on corporate hospitality at ice hockey matches. GMB have shelled out a six-figure sum to sponsor the Nottingham Panthers, with the package including a hospitality box and ten season tickets for GMB fat cats – pictured is GMB Midlands secretary Andy Worth enjoying some face time with the players.

A Nottingham baron robbing the poor to pay for the luxury lifestyle of the rich. Guido’s heard that one before…