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Pensions strike: there is no alternative

30 November 2011 | Dave Prentis

Ministers have accused union leaders of ‘itching for a fight’ over pension reform, but today’s strike is a last resort for staff who are being forced to work longer and pay more for less in their retirement Read more

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Hitting the poorest where it hurts

4 October 2011 | Dave Prentis

Public sector pensions were comprehensively renegotiated in 2006 to ensure they remained affordable for the long term. The government’s actions now are driven by ideology, not fact Read more...

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Public pensions: still time to avoid strikes

13 September 2011 | Dave Prentis

Ahead of tomorrow’s TUC debate on reform of public sector pensions, Unison’s general secretary calls on the government to do more to reach an agreement. Otherwise, co-ordinated strike action will be firmly on the cards Read more

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Fight or flight?

29 June 2011 | Judy Hirst

Easy councils. Remember them? They were meant to be the no-frills, low-budget authorities that supplied only the most residual services – and outsourced everything that wasn’t nailed down. Read more

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VIDEO BLOG: Mutual appreciation? By Heather Wakefield

18 August 2010 | Heather Wakefield

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From Toy Story to Tory story, by Heather Wakefield

6 August 2010 | Heather Wakefield

An afternoon South of the Border in Latin America with Oliver Stone on Wednesday and a 3-D trip to Toy Story 3 last night have stuck in my fuzzy ‘downtime’ brain, despite my best efforts to crank up a gear and blog for Public Finance. Read more...

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