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Monthly Archives: September 2010
LABOUR LOOK TO ED MILIBAND TO TAKE ON CONDEM COALITION
Ann Black, Chair of the NEC, has just announced that young Ed Miliband will become leader of the Labour Party to take the fight to the ConDem coalition. Campaigning on the need for Labour to mend its ways and learn … Continue reading
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HOUSE OF COMMONS CRÈCHE OPENS AT HUGE COST TO TAXPAYER
Just as ministers finalise plans to cut huge swathes through public services, so MPs are opening the doors to a spanking new state-of-art crèche. Costing a cool five hundred grand to set up and with annual running costs of nearly … Continue reading
LABOUR: THE NEXT GENERATION?
In his keynote to conference Ed Miliband today stressed the importance of a spirit of optimism and the need to look to a new generation of politics. Indeed he referred to the “New Generation” no less than 15 times during … Continue reading
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DEFENCE SECRETARY WARNS PM OVER CUTS TO MoD AT TIME OF WAR
Dr Liam Fox, has warned that “draconian” cuts of 10% to the defence budget at a time of war could precipitate a “brutal reaction” from the party, the media and the military, and have “grave political consequences”. In a private … Continue reading
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CHARITIES VOICE DEEP CONCERNS AHEAD OF COMPREHENSIVE SPENDING REVIEW
It comes as no great surprise that the third sector can see the writing on the wall ahead of Osborne’s October Spending Review. Crucial in offering support to the most vulnerable people in society, and often to those who have … Continue reading
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CO-ORDINATED ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTS SWEEP EUROPE
Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets today in outrage against the austerity measures being introduced across much of Europe. A 24-hour general strike in Spain (the first in eight years) leads the political march, while a … Continue reading
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EUROPE WIDE PROTESTS AGAINST AUSTERITY ECONOMICS
Not that you’d know it from the media coverage, but in addition to the marches across continental Europe there were also pockets of protest up and down the UK yesterday. Hundreds of people took to the streets in Brighton; GMB, … Continue reading
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ELDERLY TO BE HARDEST HIT BY CONDEM SPENDING CUTS
Age UK has today warned that the oldest in society will suffer the most following the coalition’s Comprehensive Spending Review. Independent research for Age UK shows that in cash terms, the poorest over-75s will lose an average of £2,030 worth … Continue reading
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