Full text of letter from the office of Eric Pickles
This is the full text of the leaked letter expressing concerns over the Government’s welfare reform plans Matthew Style Private
Continue readingFull text of letter from the office of Eric Pickles
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This is the full text of the leaked letter expressing concerns over the Government’s welfare reform plans Matthew Style Private
Continue readingFull text of letter from the office of Eric Pickles
The growing bitterness between Labour and the unions demands a radical rethink of their relationship … Continue reading
Party leader says victory in Inverclyde show voters agree that government is imposing cuts that go ‘too far and too fast’ … Continue reading
Labour leader’s questioner Damon Green scornful of Miliband’s repetitive ‘scripted’ answers on public sector strikes … Continue reading
Article on Labour leader’s website explaining why he believed Thursday’s strikes were wrong provokes angry backlash … Continue reading
Coalition of 270 groups may seek judicial review claiming welfare cuts ignore impact and breach equality law … Continue reading
A Westminster council paper lays bare the likely scale of the migration of poorer tenants from one of London’s wealthiest boroughs, and the disruption it will cause for vulnerable residents … Continue reading
THEY’RE not known for their militancy, but even doctors have turned on the Government in fury over hated pensions reforms.
Continue readingFurious doctors threaten first strike in 36 years over pension cuts
A total of 11,114 schools affected by industrial action, but only half of civil service union members are striking, says No 10 … Continue reading
By Bill Wilson June 21, 2011 “Netright” — – Iceland is free. And it will remain so, so long as
Continue readingIceland Declares Independence from International Banks
Report from Citizens Advice says compliance with the Equality Act is far from embedded in the business practices of creditors … Continue reading
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• Read more: Unions throw down gauntlet over pensions … Continue reading
As strikes loom, public managers want to keep services running but they also feel the pain of cuts and the damage they cause … Continue reading
Kitchen cabinet aide says charging improves service and NHS should be shown ‘no mercy’ in drive for reform A senior
Continue readingDavid Cameron’s adviser says health reform is a chance to make big profits
Hundreds of thousands clash with police in protests against austerity drive as officials discuss privatisation with investors … Continue reading
Thorntons joins growing list of casualties in a week of retail misery that could cost 10,000 jobs … Continue reading
The very idea of European union, always a top-down project without popular assent, faces serious questions of legitimacy … Continue reading
Disabled People and the Cuts: fighting or reinforcing social oppression June 26, 2011 7:38 am Anti-cuts no comments Disabled socialist
Continue readingDisabled People and the Cuts: fighting or reinforcing social oppression
RMT Parliamenty Group convenor John McDonnell MP presents the political report to the union’s 2011 annual general meeting at Fort
Continue readingRMT AGM 2011: John McDonnell MP presents the Parliamentary Report
Matthew Cookson looks at how for nine days a mass strike had the ruling class living in fear and how the