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Chancellor Philip Hammond
CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond must loosen the purse strings by pledging to end austerity in his spring statement today, shadow chancellor John McDonnell said today.
Mr Hammond has warned that he would not relax his tight grip on the public finances despite seeing “light at the end of the tunnel” for the economy after years of spending cuts.
He claims that Britain’s debt was too high and has to be reduced still further.
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
MATT WRACK issues a clarion call for a rejuvenation of public services for the sake of our communities and our young people
The electorate see no evidence of the government’s promises of change, and the good jobs and decent pay that people are crying out for. Bold action is needed right now, warns SHARON GRAHAM