Posts Tagged With: Public sector cuts
Ed Miliband urged to start ‘bigger and blunter’ debate on public spending
Gavin Kelly, former adviser to Brown and Blair, suggests a whole Labour generation must unlearn its old model of politicsEd Miliband has been urged by a former senior Labour adviser to embark on “a far bigger and blunter conversation” about future spen… Continue reading
Public sector pensions dispute at ‘pivotal moment’, says Serwotka
PCS union leader set to use TUC gathering on Thursday to demand third wave of national walkoutsTrade unions face a “pivotal moment” in the public sector pensions dispute next week, the leader of the largest civil service union has warned, with a TUC me… Continue reading
Letters: Poor Londoners will be hit hardest by housing benefit caps
Randeep Ramesh paints a bleak picture of what the government’s housing benefit caps mean for the country (Ghetto warning as poor priced out of 800,000 more homes, 2 January), but in London it’s even worse. Inner London is home to over 3 million people,… Continue reading
David Cameron: scaling back austerity measures is ‘wrong thing to do’
Prime minister says he will not alter course, as poll shows 59% of voters back slowdown in deficit-cutting programmeDavid Cameron has said he will not bow to pressure to scale back austerity measures, even if the UK economy does not soon show signs of … Continue reading
Labour told to accept spending cuts to be credible
Shadow defence secretary Jim Murphy tells the Guardian the party must reject ‘shallow and temporary’ populismLabour needs to avoid a populist approach, in which it opposes all government spending cuts, and instead build up credibility by outlining whe… Continue reading
The Irish village that said ‘no’ to austerity
The usually placid people in the Irish hamlet of Ballyhea have been so enraged by the government’s austerity measures that they have taken to marching in the streets every Sunday. But has anyone noticed?As the bus pulls up on the empty road to let me o… Continue reading
Public sector pensions offer rejected by Unite health workers
Decision by union’s NHS executive, which represents around 100,000 health staff, come at start of crucial week of talksHealth workers at Britain’s largest trade union, Unite, have rejected the government’s “final offer” on NHS pensions reform.The move … Continue reading
NHS trust plans alternative to ‘outdated hospital model’
Has North Bristol NHS trust found the answer to providing efficient health and social care after hospital closures?NNot everyone is happy about North Bristol NHS trust’s proposal to close one of its hospitals as part of a reconfiguration of health serv… Continue reading
How the badly maimed BBC can stand up to parasitic Sky | Polly Toynbee
Glorious Great Expectations shows why Labour must help the BBC recoup millions from MurdochThe BBC wins again. In the Christmas ratings war, the BBC trounced the competition as it always does. A pointless silly-season contest, but it’s a national remin… Continue reading
Disabled people listened to on welfare plans? It’s a goverernment sham | Sue Marsh
The welfare reform bill will be disastrous for sick and disabled people. But we are now determined that our voices will be heardOn Monday, as MPs and peers begin to return to Westminster to debate the final stages of the controversial welfare reform bi… Continue reading »