cost of living
‘Disgraceful’: Unions react to the autumn statement
'The chancellor has decided to double down on the Conservatives' recipe for recession, ushering in a new era of austerity in public services.'
‘We will not pay for their crisis:’ Day of action taking place across the UK
In response to the autumn statement, the People’s Assembly has organised a coordinated National Day of Action.
Jeremy Hunt’s budget failed to address our economic woes, a new direction is needed
The Chancellor’s promised deregulatory cull of consumer, worker and environmental protections will make matters far worse
Chancellor must act to protect local services, says Local Government Association
'Local government remains the fabric of our country but many of the vital services we provide face an existential crisis.’
Thousands sign petition urging government for an inflation-matching pay rise
A petition to the health secretary Steve Barclay to increase pay for NHS workers by 11 percent to match inflation, has amassed more than 80,000 signatures.
Why are the public being made to pay for excessive corporate energy use?
'As part of concerted, focused drives, France, Germany and Spain, among other states, have brought in measures like maximum heating and cooling levels for shops and offices, bans on night time use of neon shop signs and other excessive lighting'