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Hugh Lanning
Hugh was PCS deputy general secretary until his retirement in May 2013. He was the trade union official responsible for GCHQ members at the time of the trade union ban and subsequent campaign to overturn it.
Ahead of the rally in Cheltenham on 27 January to mark the 40th anniversary of the ban on unions at GCHQ, Hugh reflects on the historical significance of this struggle and its relevance to recent attacks on trade union freedoms.