Britain
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By Andy
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Tuesday, 30 November 2010 |
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On Saturday 27th November 2010, Worcester Trades
Union Council chair Steve Martin welcomed over 40 trade union and political
activists to the conference called by the Trades Council to seek a co-ordinate
campaign of resistance to the Coalition plans to cut public expenditure.
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By Ewan Gibbs
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Monday, 29 November 2010 |
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John Swinney’s launch of the Scottish budget went down like a damp squib
as the Nationalist government attempts to balance its way between the
cuts from Westminster and the increasingly unpopular administration’s
electoral prospects in May. The Finance Minister announced a raft of
cuts, “efficiency savings” and real wage cuts.
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By Our Royal Correspondent, Cde Cromwell
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Thursday, 18 November 2010 |
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In ancient Rome, when things got a bit tricky, the Emperor would splash
out on a series of games complete with gladiators, mock battles, lions
eating Christians and other fun for all the family, The idea was to
distract people from the realities of life and keep them happy - at
least until the Goths arrived for their annual bout of pillaging,
sacking and raping. Nowadays, such carnage is not possible - even on X Factor. So we have the next best thing, yet another royal wedding.
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By Luke Wilson, Leeds
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Thursday, 04 November 2010 |
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On a sunny Saturday afternoon in
Manchester, around 70 people gathered in the Friends' Meeting House to debate
how best to fight the onslaught of cuts this Tory government is about to
unleash.
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By Adam Booth (Cambridge)
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Monday, 01 November 2010 |
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As the scale of the cuts start to sink in, we look at the background to this crisis and ask - why has this happened?
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By Steve Jones
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Tuesday, 26 October 2010 |
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Since the days of the Thatcher government, public sector workers have
had to live with the repeatedly stated ‘fact’ that the private sector is
supposed to be better, more efficient and cheaper at providing services
than the public one. This was the stated logic behind decades of
privatisation and outsourcing.
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By Patrick Orr
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Tuesday, 26 October 2010 |
 On Saturday 20,000 people marched through
the streets of Edinburgh to show their opposition to cuts in public services.
The march was called by the Scottish Trade Union Congress to launch their
“There is a Better Way” campaign, which they have described as the beginning of
the fight against Tory cuts north of the border.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Monday, 25 October 2010 |
 Saturday 23rd October saw the largest demonstration in Cambridge for
many years with over 500 trade unionists, students and community
activists marching through the city centre in opposition to the cuts
announced in the Comprehensive Spending Review. The march, organised by
SERTUC and Cambs and District Trades Council, drew in trade unionists
from across the region, with workers from other trades councils in
the region, Cambridge Labour Party members, pensioners’ groups and
students.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Friday, 22 October 2010 |
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Tens of thousands demonstrated throughout the country as the government
finally presented its ruthless spending review. After many months of
guesswork, now we know the facts – and they are every bit as bad as many
expected. This coalition of millionaires is set on forcing working
people to pay the bill for the bailouts to the bankers and their rotten
system.
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By Darrall Cozens, CTUC, UCU and Coventry NW Labour Party,
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Friday, 22 October 2010 |
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On Wednesday evening, October 20th, around 200
trade unionists, students and community activists gathered on the steps of the
Council House in Coventry in protest at the national and local cuts. Tory
Chancellor Osborne’s announcement of the cuts package was a few hours old, but
the previous day Coventry City Council had announced that it would cut £146
million over the next four years from a present budget of £809m. This would
have represented a cut of 18% but with the knock on effects of higher benefits
and lower council receipts the cuts will be far higher.
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By Socialist Appeal
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Wednesday, 20 October 2010 |
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Oct 20th - Today's the day. For months now workers have been dreading
the arrival of this day - the date chosen by this bosses coalition to
announce the biggest series of public spending cuts in living memory.
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By Socialist Appeal unison supporters
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Monday, 11 October 2010 |
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The depth and the scale of the damage that
the Tories and Liberal Democrats intend to impose on the public sector
will
become more apparent on the 20th October when the results of
the
Comprehensive Spending Review will be announced. Already the summer
budget has highlighted
the threat of between 25% and 40% cuts across government departments.
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By Niklas Albin Svensson
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Thursday, 07 October 2010 |
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Very rarely does one venture into the “personal finance” section of
the business papers. Maybe it is because advice on how to invest your
million pounds fortune doesn't seem that relevant to your life
situation. Sometimes, however, it pays off.
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By Darrall Cozens, UCU, Coventry Trades Council and Coventry NW Labour Party.
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Monday, 04 October 2010 |
 On Sunday October 3rd the - at times - torrential
rain could not dampen the enthusiasm of around 7,000 marchers as they wound
their way through Birmingham city centre in protest against Tory/Lib Dem
government's planned cuts. As Mark Serwotka, PCS General Secretary,
said speaking from the rally platform, ”If thousands could be mobilised against
the cuts in the pouring rain, just think what could be achieved if the TUC were
to organise such a demonstration. We could bring hundreds of thousands onto the
streets.”
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By Steve Kelly (Unite)
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Thursday, 30 September 2010 |
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Steve Kelly reports on a meeting against the cuts organised in the heart of Essex.
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