IAN LAVERY MP says an immediate focus on raising wages and reducing costs must be part of a strategy to show Labour can deliver for workers again
THOUSANDS of trade unionists will descend on Birmingham tomorrow with a very clear message to the Conservative Party Conference — End Austerity Now.
This failed and flawed policy has seen huge cuts to services, leaving the most vulnerable in our society on the brink.
In the Midlands we have seen Northamptonshire County Council go bust which is clearly the first of many. All too often it is working people who are left to pick up the pieces or lead the fightback to defend jobs and services.
The election offers a critical chance to shape the future of pay, care and community provision in Wales, says Unison’s JESS TURNER
If we can tackle the big issues, like delivering decent public services and affordable state-built and owned housing by making the richest pay a fair amount of tax, Labour can win back the trust and support of the electorate, argues ANDY McDONALD MP
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
STEVE PREDDY of Unite South West says his union’s recent conference broadcast workers’ dissatisfaction at the government’s attacks on their class


