Privatisation fail: 8 out of 21 probation contracts scuppered in just a month
This is the second time in just a month that a private company running probation services has hit crisis point.
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New analysis reveals how much austerity has cost each person in the UK
‘Fixing’ the public sector finances has suppressed Britain’s economy, according to official figures.
While Brexit blocks up Parliament, the crisis in social care is being left to fester
New research shows care companies are still breaking the minimum wage laws.
A court has ruled that the Tories’ pension reform is actually age discrimination
The firefighters’ union case against the government’s pension scheme was upheld by the Court of Appeal.
A government review of the auditing industry is dodging major reforms
The government is backing a new report on audit reform, but it lacks radical edge. Prem Sikka writes.
Unions react as ANOTHER outsourcing firm nears collapse
Interserve’s financial problems have put thousands of jobs and public services at risk
This university is being boycotted by academics and politicians in support of outsourced cleaners
Shadow chancellor John McDonnell among those pledging not to attend official events at the University of London
How UNISON survived the attack on the labour movement – and won
UNISON has been announced as the largest union in the country with over 1.3 million members. To get there it had to survive Tory austerity and right wing propaganda.
The government is welcoming new prison management bids – but they all have to be private
The latest announcement from the Prisons Minister shows the Tories persevering with their privatisation plans, despite successive management scandals in British prisons.
To find out why we have a crisis in the social care sector, you have to ask the workers
Mistreatment of the social care workforce is threatening the sustainability of the entire adult social care system in England.