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The government needs to ‘sling their hook’

Ewan Davey from Cymru-Wales pointed out that, if local government spending in Wales had kept pace with inflation since austerity began, it would now be £1.59bn […]

Article on the UNISON National site.
Posted in 2019 Local Government Conference austerity foodbanks local government poverty save our services
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Food banks under pressure from a ‘tsunami of need’

That’s why we’re keeping up the pressure on governments and employers to fix the pay crisis, and put an end to the cost of living crisis. It’s within […]

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Conference sets campaigning tasks on universal credit

Speakers talk of the devastation caused by Conservative attacks on benefits and the most vulnerable in society

Article, News on the UNISON National site.
Posted in 2019 National Delegate Conference foodbanks repeal two child limit Universal credit
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A history man’s challenge for the future

Writer and veteran campaigner Harry Leslie Smith looks to the past and shares his hopes – and fears – for the future

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Posted in fighting cuts and privatisation in the NHS foodbanks Harry Leslie Smith history housing politics poverty zero-hours contracts