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The two organisations have issued this urgent appeal to low-income workers because if people don’t claim tax credits by the time the full universal credit service arrives […]

We’re six years into the Osborne experiment, and the Chancellor is still forcing the British people to swallow the same medicine – even when it’s clear it’s not working

Commenting on today’s Budget, UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis said: “Six years of severe cuts to public spending have done little to pay down the deficit, despite the Chancellor’s promises. Yet still he insists on continuing with his failing economic experiment. “The Chancellor’s policies have wreaked untold damage to essential community services. Local councils have […]

UNISON General Secretary Dave Prentis comments on Osborne’s letter to public sector workers asking them to find ways to save money