Cuts Watch - Here we go....‏

Yesterday five Whitehall departments reached spending (aka cuts) agreements with the Treasury, ahead of next month's spending review: The Treasury, Cabinet Office, Foreign Office plus the environment and communities departments have reached agreement on cutting their spending. The latter has massive implications for UNISON members working in local government. According to Cathy Newman of Channel 4 News Minister Eric Pickles confirmed that he had conceded cuts "around about halfway" between the 25 and 40% cuts which had been mooted over the summer.
Check out the BBC’s useful ‘cuts watch’ feature: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-10924719