Austerity
Keep this vital domestic violence service open, John McDonnell tells Labour council
12 December 2017Shadow chancellor John McDonnell has intervened to support a key service for women that is under threat in South Yorkshire.
Fight to bring an end to the Universal Credit nightmare
12 December 2017Tory benefit reforms mean thousands of people face a Christmas of uncertainty and the threat of eviction. Mary, a young lone parent in London, is one of them.
Poverty report finds millions suffer hardship
05 December 2017Tory rule has increased the number of children, pensioners and workers who live in poverty—reversing a long-term decline.
Anger as Labour council in Bradford plans huge ‘ideological’ cuts to children’s services
26 November 2017Bradford People’s Assembly says it has obtained documents revealing that the plans are not the result of funding cuts by central government
Hammond’s budget—money for the bosses, more misery for the rest of us
22 November 2017Philip Hammond’s budget speech did even less than some expected to address the epidemic of poverty and low pay in Tory Britain
Misery in Tory Britain as Universal Credit lands domestic violence survivor with eviction threat
21 November 2017Tory chancellor Philip Hammond’s budget will do nothing to end the regime of cuts, poverty and racism.
Anger as jobcentre bosses hold sick Universal Credit ‘rollout parties’
21 November 2017As jobcentres switch to Universal Credit (UC), sick bosses are holding “rollout parties” to celebrate.
Tory cuts meant the ‘economic murder’ of 120,000 people
21 November 2017Tory NHS and social care cuts are “economic murder” and could cause 100 unnecessary deaths a day without emergency funds, a report has warned.
Fiddling the figures can’t end Tory crisis
20 November 2017Philip Hammond, the Tory chancellor, likes to present himself as a safe pair of hands. He’s nicknamed “spreadsheet Phil”. Boring maybe, but reliable. But he’s been responsible for two of the biggest media pratfalls of the present government, which is saying something.
Workers need a pay rise the budget won’t deliver
19 November 2017Chancellor Philip Hammond will likely claim that he’s scrapped the 1 percent public sector pay cap when he delivers his budget this week.
Bank of England’s interest rate hike will hit workers’ living standards
02 November 2017The Bank of England has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point from 0.25 to 5 percent.
Fiasco of ‘AirBnB’ NHS plan reveals a deep crisis in social care
31 October 2017Tory health minister Philip Dunne waded in behind a dangerous plan to deal with the shortage of hospital beds on Monday.
Defiant mood on the streets of Manchester as marchers pledge to drive the Tories out
01 October 2017Chants of, “Tories out—Corbyn in” rang out in Manchester today, Sunday. Tens of thousands of protesters joined the People’s Assembly demonstration and festival outside the Tory party conference.
Thousands gather in Manchester to protest against the Tories and austerity
01 October 2017Thousands of demonstrators are gathering in Manchester today, Sunday, to protest against Tory austerity. The Tories are beginning their annual conference in the city.
Jeremy Corbyn’s speech will inspire millions - but compromise could lose Labour support
27 September 2017Jeremy Corbyn has said the Labour Party is a “government in waiting”—and that under his leadership it will replace a “failed and broken system”.
Tories axe million public sector jobs
19 September 2017After seven years of brutal attacks on public services there are almost one million fewer public sector jobs.
Union leaders slam pay cap at TUC conference—now turn words into action
11 September 2017Anger at the Tories’ public sector pay cap dominated debate at the Trade Union Congress conference in Brighton today, Monday.
Anger at cuts as thousands join Bristol anti-austerity protest
09 September 2017Thousands of protesters were out in Bristol today demanding an end to Tory austerity
Thousands set to join Bristol Labour mayor Rees in a protest to say ‘fund our city!’
05 September 2017Thousands of people were set to march against austerity in Bristol this Saturday
Jeremy Hunt’s spin over NHS staffing levels will make crisis worse
29 August 2017Tory health secretary Jeremy Hunt is trying to mask the spiralling staffing crisis in the NHS through spin about hiring more workers.
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