Let’s look behind the headlines, avoid the spin, and separate the fact from the fiction of this week’s budget
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The NHS, councils, care and other public services need help and tax cuts won’t deliver it
‘After fourteen years of economic mismanagement, I know what to expect from tomorrow’s budget’
Today’s budget found the cash to offer tax cuts to big businesses and the highest earners – but nothing for public service pay, again
Chancellor can find the money when it suits him
We’ll be watching closely, and we’ll be ready to take action if the chancellor fails to fix the crisis in pay packets and public services
But new UNISON research shows that public service workers are overwhelmingly pessimistic about chancellor Jeremy Hunt doing the right thing next week
Teetering public services deserve much better
Rescuing economy and public services should go hand in hand
Golden opportunity wasted to reward NHS staff
The case for the wholesale reform of the UK care system has never been stronger
Rishi Sunak should give something back on behalf of the nation
General secretary to call for an end to the pay freeze, real living wage for care workers and proper investment in local government
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a public sector pay freeze in the government’s spending review last week, backed up by some claims that need further analysis