EMA replacement doesn’t make the grade
James Mills of the Save EMA campaign reports on the inadequacy of the replacement of the Education Maintenance Allowance.
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Coalition police cuts are unsafe and unsound
Dominic Browne reports on the dangers and unfairness of Tory cuts to the police force.
Toby Young is wrong about the cuts and wrong about the march
Writing on the Telegraph website yesterday, Toby Young accused the TUC of “a ceaseless barrage of propaganda” about the cuts. Nicola Smith explains why he is wrong.
Why we need to March for the Alternative
TUC general secretary Brendan Barber explains why the March for the Alternative has come just in time.
Miliband’s “squeezed middle” message gains ground
Dominic Browne reports on how Ed Miliband’s “squeezed middle” message is gaining ground in many quarters.
Whatever happened to “compassionate Conservatism”?
Rachael Maskell, national officer for the health and voluntary sectors at Unite the Union, reports on the human impact of the Tory-led government’s massive cuts.
Joining the March for the Alternative
The TUC’s Head of Campaigns and Communications Nigel Stanley explains how to join and prepare for the March for the Alternative tomorrow, Saturday, March 26th.
Cameron doesn’t get it on disability reform’s mobility payments
The prime minister and the leader of the opposition have debated whether a cut to a vital support for some of the most vulnerable in our society was indeed, a cut. Ed Miliband asked whether the coalition would consider reversing the decision to axe the Disability Living Allowance Mobility Payments for 83,000 claimants of the benefit living in care homes – as detailed in Part 4, clause 83 of the welfare reform bill.
Budget 2011: Osborne needs a credible and substantial growth strategy
Shadow pensions minister Rachel Reeves argues that in the Budget, the government must match their ambitions for cuts with an ambition for growth of which British businesses and workers can be proud.
Denham warns science funding freeze will push UK further behind competitors
Short term funding of scientific research will push Britain further behind world leaders, shadow business secretary John Denham has warned.