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NATALIE BENNETT pitched Green policies as the “model of an end to Thatcherism” yesterday as she launched her party’s manifesto.
Speaking at London’s Arcola Theatre, she said that ending austerity and restoring public services were at the heart of the Greens’ offer to voters on May 7.
A pledge to create one million more jobs by investing an extra £177 billion a year in health, housing and energy were among ambitious plans outlined by Ms Bennett.
Liverpool Trades Council has unveiled a ‘People’s Budget’ to fight £56m cuts and council tax rises. DEAN YOUNG reports
Investing the £75 billion slated for defence spending on a green new deal, healthcare and education would create jobs and help communities far more than weapons spending, argues UCU general secretary JO GRADY