Osborne’s “Plan B” — like Plan A, only worse
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“Our plan B”, so some Treasury official was recently quoted, “is to do plan A, but for longer”.
Anti-cuts, public services
Royal Holloway students occupy against cuts, in support of strikes
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From AWL members at Royal Holloway University of London:
Iraqi unions send solidarity to UK pensions strike
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A statement from Iraq's FWCUI trade union federation.
Comrades,
Essex students occupy in solidarity with strikes
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Students at Essex University have occupied a lecture theatre in support of striking workers.
Barnet residents to protest against outsourcing claptrap at Capita conference
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On Tuesday morning 29 November Barnet residents will protest outside a conference organised by Capita: "New Models of Service Delivery - Opening Up Local Government Services to New Providers".
Women in the fight against cuts
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Unison has almost one million women members, who will be an important part of the current struggle to defend our pensions.
Irish Labour Party: grassroots anger against cuts sell-out
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A young Irish Labour Party activist from Dublin spoke to Solidarity about discontent against the party leadership's cuts policies.
SNP government plans railway cuts and fare hikes
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Higher fares, cuts in services, longer standing times, hiving off the most profitable routes, station closures, fewer direct routes, and a ban on the consumption of alcohol.These proposals are contained in the SNP Holyrood government’s consultation paper on the future of the rail network in Scotland, published last week as the first stage in preparing for the re-franchising of ScotRail in 2014.
Occupy LSX organises direct action in the run up to November 30
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An Occupy LSX activist reports:
Don't cut Sure Start!
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The government’s own figures say there are now 124 fewer Sure Start centres than there were when the coalition took office.