Michael Meacher says there are better and fairer ways than swingeing cuts to sort out Britain’s finances
Archive for November, 2010
Ministers deny bumper bill for housing cuts
By René Lavanchy /Friday, November 12th, 2010The Government has denied that cutting housing benefit will cost an extra £120 million a year as Labour said the reforms would “hit every part of Britain”
More work, more stress, fewer jobs: Unison’s survey of cost-cutting NHS
By René Lavanchy /Friday, November 12th, 2010National Health Service staff are suffering from the effects of recruitment freezes and increased workloads even as the Government promises NHS spending will be protected, according to a survey this week
Train bosses plan to ask for fares rise
By René Lavanchy /Friday, November 12th, 2010The Association of Train Operating Companies has come under fire after reports suggested that the rail bosses’ group is poised to recommend further deregulation of the rail fares system
Runaway debt problems to worsen, warns loan shark campaign MP
By René Lavanchy /Friday, November 12th, 2010Debt and insolvency among Britain’s low-income households will only get worse, the Labour backbencher behind a legislative campaign to reform consumer credit warned this week
Calls for official probe after FBU pickets are hit during fire strike
By René Lavanchy /Friday, November 12th, 2010London politicians are calling for an investigation into how Fire Brigades Union pickets were hit by vehicles driven by strike-breaking staff during the London firefighters’ strike last week
Private fire cover could not have protected Londoners on Bonfire Night
By David Hencke /Friday, November 12th, 2010Londoners could have been at serious risk of death or injury on Bonfire Night if the Fire Brigade Union had not called off their strike and the public had to rely on private cover
End this ridiculous royal prerogative
By Tribune Editorial /Friday, November 12th, 2010Some readers, the more republican among them especially, may be angered at worst and perplexed at least, at our decision this week to adorn the cover with a photograph of Her Majesty the Queen
By Tribune Web Editor /Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
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