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Bosses under pressure at bedroom tax conference
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Bosses under pressure at bedroom tax conference

Tory bedroom tax minister Lord Freud was far from welcome in Manchester last week.
02 July 2013
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Alex Callinicos

Labour ‘me-tooing’ helps Tory offensive

Alex Callinicos says Labour's failure to commit to stopping Tory cuts will only benefit the right
02 July 2013
The gloves are off as George Osborne reveals new brutal cuts
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The gloves are off as George Osborne reveals new brutal cuts

The cuts announced in the spending review are a serious escalation of the Tories’ war on workers and the welfare state, writes Simon Basketter
02 July 2013
George Osborne’s petty welfare attacks mean more misery for claimants
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George Osborne’s petty welfare attacks mean more misery for claimants

Tory chancellor's latest round of benefit cuts attacks the poorest in society, writes Simon Basketter
02 July 2013
Teachers march through London against Michael Gove
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Teachers march through London against Michael Gove

Chants of “Get Gove out!” rang through central London as more than 1,000 teachers marched yesterday, Wednesday.
26 June 2013
George Osborne set to grab billions in fresh spending review cuts
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George Osborne set to grab billions in fresh spending review cuts

The Tory chancellor is set to slash more jobs and services to make the rich richer, writes Simon Basketter
25 June 2013
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Labour plans to continue Tory austerity attacks

Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has shamefully declared that he won’t reverse any of the cuts George Osborne was due to announce this week.
25 June 2013
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Cuts push councils to the brink

Councils face going bust across Britain following government funding cuts, MPs have warned.
25 June 2013
Teachers strike to beat Tory attacks
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Teachers strike to beat Tory attacks

Teachers were set to strike across the north west of England on Thursday of this week against an assault on their pay, pensions and conditions.
25 June 2013
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Education unions need to ramp up the resistance to stop Michael Gove

Michael Gove went for teachers over conditions of work last week. 
25 June 2013
Campaign halts first bedroom tax eviction
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Campaign halts first bedroom tax eviction

Manchester campaigners have shown it is possible to stop evictions over new benefit cuts, writes Dave Sewell
18 June 2013
Birmingham march remembers bedroom tax victim Stephanie Bottrill
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Birmingham march remembers bedroom tax victim Stephanie Bottrill

More than 300 people marched through Birmingham last Saturday, in memory of Stephanie Bottrill.
18 June 2013