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Strike build-up latest from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
Scottish and Welsh patients face cancelled appointments as Northern Ireland’s SDLP outlines support for striking workers, reports Left Foot Forward’s Ed Jacobs.
Record NEET figures the result of Osborne’s ignorant, short-sighted ideology
The number of young people not working or learning is now at record levels and there is little to suggest the situation will improve, says Sally Hunt.
A-list Tory ‘asks’ how we can stop the poor from having too many kids
Alex Hern reveals star Tory Harriet Baldwin’s “questions” about whether poor parents ought to be punished for having too many children.
Raab’s attacks on workers’ rights are – surprise – based on no evidence
The TUC’s Sarah Veale takes apart hard-right Tory MP Dominic Raab’s claims that cutting employment rights will help anyone do anything.
Enough is Enough: Why young people deserve a decent pension
Adele Reynolds argues that the slashing of publish sector pensions should be a youth issue.
Osborne’s cuts having “damaging effect” on Northern Ireland peace process
Kevin Meagher reports on the effects of the coalition’s cuts on the Northern Ireland peace process, which Martin McGuinness says are having a “damaging effect”.