UK Public sector cuts Newswire Archive
British government announces unprecedented social cuts
21-10-2010 13:33
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat government’s autumn spending review has introduced the most savage package of public spending cuts ever seen in Britain. Half a million public-sector jobs will be lost as £83 billion, or $128 billion, is cut from the budget. Another half million private-sector jobs will go as a result.Coalition Against Austerity Cuts, Downing Street, London - Pictures
21-10-2010 02:00
Photos - Oct 20th - Lancaster protest against the cuts!
21-10-2010 01:52
Lancaster and Morecambe Against the Cuts!
20-10-2010 21:51
Rally against the cuts at short notice at Lancaster Town Hall, organising meeting after in WMC.Vince Cable office reception occupied
20-10-2010 19:12
A group of students have occupied the reception area of department for business innovation and skills on Victoria street.A Tale of Two Nations: Red Hot France; Tepid Britain
20-10-2010 17:26
France is grinding to a standstill as millions of workers and students erupt in the streets at the government’s prposal to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. Across the Channel, the new Tory Chancellor has announced savage cuts in public expenditures that will slice away more than a million jobs, drive workers out of south east England and doom the country to years of austerity (unequally imposed, bien sur.) Yet the response has been muted.Social housing cuts while large-landowner benefit-payments are preserved
20-10-2010 16:21
There is no suggestion by the Chancellor or other Government spokespersons of cutting Common Agricultural Payment welfare payments as a contribution to the current austerity savings and there is no mention of such cuts in today’s Spending Review announced by Osborne. Currently, the taxpayer pay £10 billion a year to the EU - of which £3.4 billion comes back mainly to large landowners.Major cuts throughout Britain’s National Health Service
20-10-2010 13:02
Major cuts are being made in health care, many of them the result of measures put in place under the previous Labour government of Gordon Brown. People are being denied essential treatments, condemning many to unnecessary suffering and even death.Full article | 1 addition | 1 comment
Tory multimillionaire witch-hunts welfare claimants
20-10-2010 12:50
Britain’s Chancellor George Osborne has announced legislation that will penalise and force into destitution hundreds of thousands of the poorest people in Britain, who are dependent on welfare benefits.Oxford Citizens Protest Cuts on Carfax Tower
20-10-2010 10:51
Yorkshire Anti-Cuts Rally: Sheffield 23 Oct now with added feeder march
20-10-2010 09:58
major TUC organised rally but now with added feeder march from SWP led Right To Work network from Sheffield uni...Mad Pride, Anti-Cuts Demo - London Oct 26th 2010 - 1pm
20-10-2010 02:23
Message of Solidarity with the workers and students of France
20-10-2010 00:13
Message of Solidarity with the workers and students of France from the exploited masses of the United StatesPolitical Descent Poll
19-10-2010 21:41
Southend On Sea...Time To Get Up
19-10-2010 15:06
Government announces massive cuts ahead of UK public spending review
19-10-2010 12:08
Announcements of the “reform” of university funding and public sector pensions and abolition of government quangos have been made in the run-up to the Conservative/Liberal Democrat government’s October 20 Comprehensive Spending Review.Don't let the Lib Dems break their promise on fees! Demonstrate at Lib Dem HQ
18-10-2010 17:06
Student activists will be protest outside Lib Dem Headquarters in London on Monday 25 October, to demand they keep their promise to oppose higher fees. Join us!Austerity? Fuck No! Everyone To Downing St, Oct 20th 6pm
15-10-2010 16:46
Spreading this date and time and intention as far and as wide as possible through your email lists, facebook, twitter etc is a good idea. Word of mouth is a great way to get people out.
Southend Coalition Against The Cuts
14-10-2010 23:19