The presentation of the cuts by the coalition government appears less severe that it is in reality because Eric Pickles … More
Category: UK Coalition government
Government austerity: Why the cuts are not necessary (Part1)
Download a PDF here: austeritynotnec When presenting the Comprehensive Spending Review George Osborne said the unprecedented cuts were necessary because … More
Simon Hughes – don’t renege on you commitment on security of tenure
Lib Dem Deputy Leader Simon Hughes is facing both ways at once; the ‘friendly critic’ of the Lib Dem coalition. … More
Justin just doesn’t add up
This is a letter published in the Swindon Advertiser If Justin Tomlinson wants people to believe him, he’ll have to … More
We need job creation, not job destruction
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser. Ian Duncan Smith, echoing Norman Tebbitt’s famous injunction for the unemployed to … More
What’s happening with the civil service compensation scheme?
The announcement by Francis Maude that 5 of the civil service unions had reached an agreement to changes to the … More
Cuts are the result of Tory dogma
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser in response to comments by a Tory Councillor about cutting the local … More
“One Swindon”: austerity and the ‘Big Society’ come to Swindon
Public sector workers and service users to suffer the consequences Dowloand a PDF here: oneswindon Readers of Swindon Advertiser will … More
Build Council houses to address the housing crisis
This is a letter to the Swindon Advertiser in relation to Cameron’s threat to security of tenure of council tenants. … More
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