For 13 years, the Tories have shown nothing but contempt for working class people, a Labour Government must do better writes Ian Lavery MP.
Tag: austerity
“Bring Avon fire service back from brink” – firefighters call for reversal to cuts after damning report
"This alarming report paints a picture of a dysfunctional and mismanaged fire service. Deep cuts to resources have left Avon fire and rescue in a state of crisis" - Matt Wrack, FBU General Secretary
Hunt’s Autumn Statement divorsed from reality – John McDonnell
"The most nauseating element of yesterday’s appalling announcement was the scapegoating of the sick, the disabled and those with mental health problems. It is gutter politics."
Chronic underfunding is driving the SEND crisis in our schools
"The SEND crisis is complex and multi-faceted but at its heart lies many years of underfunding amid a growing complexity of need and fragmentation of provision."
Labour ‘government in waiting’ must reverse 13 years of austerity to flood defences – FBU
"Firefighters are the frontline of flood response. The last few days have laid bare the damage austerity has done to our ability to protect communities from this growing threat."
Jeremy Corbyn speaks up for Live Music Venues
"We cannot let cuts, austerity & corporate greed destroy the next generation of talent, artists & expression."
Protest the Tory Party Conference in Manchester this October
The people of Manchester are coming together for a mass demonstration against Tory Party Conference, with the People's Assembly also holding a series of events to coincide with the conference.
Ian Lavery – School Building Crisis Shows Sweeping Changes Needed
"Another jaw dropping example of incompetence from this current government."
Six unions ask urgent questions of Gillian Keegan about RAAC-affected schools
The general secretaries of six unions have written a joint letter to Gillian Keegan demanding answers around the extent of research into RAAC-affected schools.
RAAC-ed with guilt, our struggles are connected
Unlike Education Minister Gillian Keegan, many of us in the climate and trade union movements live with simmering guilt that we are not doing enough to save our planet.