What kind of “civil disobedience” tactics will the unions use?
Unions have promised the biggest campaign of “civil disobedience” ever seen – but what kind of tactics might they be considering?
Pensions
Osborne’s attacks on pensions are based on ideology, not necessity
Dave Prentis, the General Secretary of UNISON, on the government’s attacks on public sector pensions – and the damage the savage cuts will bring.
Ignore the Tory spin – pension liabilities and the NHS are affordable
Statistics out today show the NHS and public sector pensions are entirely affordable, contrary to what George Osborne and the Conservatives are spinning.
Ed 2.0 blogs his way out of trouble
In what could be a sign of things to come, Ed Miliband used social media to take on his critics and defend his position over yesterday’s strikes, reports Shamik Das.
Attack on pensions is not about affordability, fairness, efficiency or savings
The justification for the attack on public sector pensions is rapidly being unravelled, writes Michael Burke.
How do unions renew their public image?
Dan Whittle, the director of Unions 21, on the need for unions to renew and make themselves relevant to the 2011 public.
Telegraph’s “£500,000 teachers’ pension pot” claim is wrong
The Daily Telegraph’s claim today that teachers have a “£500,000 pension pot” is misleading and their calculations wrong, Left Foot Forward can reveal.
The coalition and the unions: the state of play on day one
The government and the unions are scrapping over public opinion, and so it seems worth looking at the short-term and long-term trends on polling on the issues.
Gove’s call for parents to act as strikebreakers savaged by Mumsnet
Readers of Mumsnet have savaged education secretary Michael Gove’s plea for parents to act as strikebreakers.
Warnings of “perfect storm” of industrial action in Scotland
The Scottish finance secretary is expected to criticise the UK government’s public service pension reforms and outline the SNP’s reform plans, reports Ed Jacobs.