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Tuesday, 22 June 2010

Budget will create poverty across north-east England.‏

Public sector cuts 'war' claim. The Unison union claims public sector cuts announced in the Budget will create poverty across north-east England. http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/1/hi/england/tyne/10381795.stm See pictures at http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/tyne/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8754000/8754851.stm Kenny Bell, from UNISON, said the cuts would devastate the region where almost third of workers are employed in the public sector.