Sunday, 13 June 2010
Fighting the cuts in local government
Quite rightly the most of the afternoon session at today's UNISON local government conference was taken up debating motions about how we fight cuts. Speaker after speaker got up to tell about attacks on council services.
Responding to shared services and privatisation
UNISON local government conference heard that shared services and privatisation are increasingly likely to become a widespread response from councils facing budget cuts during the Con-Dem "age of austerity."
UNISON standing up for social workers
On the first morning of the local government conference an excellent debate was held on the important issue of social work.
Reality of home care exploitation exposed by UNISON film
At today's UNISON local government conference - as part of the debatethis morning on personalisation and care work - a moving and powerful film about the privatisation of home care in Norfolk was well received by delegates.
Big finance fights back - it's time to wake up
Right now, financial elites aren't just fighting a defensive battle against new banking regulations. They are going on the attack, they're whipping up deficit hysteria around the globe and calling for drastic cuts in public services. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/les-leopold/is-there-a-global-war-bet_b_608703.html
Thousands march in Italy against austerity plan
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/weos/news.newsmain/article/0/0/1662331/World/Thousands.of.Italians.march.over.austerity.plan
The "It's all on our shoulders" protest by Italy's largest union comes ahead of its one-day strike on June 25 against the 25-billion-euro austerity plan approved under pressure from international financial markets. CGIL the union leading the protests says the austerity measures are unfair, with a disproportionate share of the pain borne by the poor working class. http://www.flcgil.it/live/web_cronache/2010/giugno/tutto_sulle_nostre_spalle_manifestazione_nazionale
UNISON is up to the challenge in local government - Chris Tansley
Poorest areas to be hardest hit by public spending cuts
The Observer reports on a TUC study which highlights stark regional disparities on the impact of public spending cuts. Based on an analysis of government indices of deprivation the TUC has identified that some of Britain’s poorest areas face above average cuts e.g. the 10 local authorities facing the maximum 2% cut are all in the most deprived quartile.
Decimation of public spending will lead to double recession
‘Mad axeman Osborne is about to push Britain into second depression’ is the Sunday Mirror headline on an article by professor Danny Blanchflower.
The Economic Rationalist by Dermot Dorgan
I went to see a movie it was called "Jurassic Park"
A lot of folk were fightened as we sat there in the dark
"Well, did the movie scare you" they asked when I came out"
"Hell no!" I said. "there's much worse things than dinosaurs about"
I've seen a real live monster he's everywhere these days.
He's ripping up society in a thousand subtle ways
Dont be fooled if he seems friendly full of reason and goodwill
'Cause he makes Tyrannosaurus Rex look like Blinky Bill"
A lot of folk were fightened as we sat there in the dark
"Well, did the movie scare you" they asked when I came out"
"Hell no!" I said. "there's much worse things than dinosaurs about"
I've seen a real live monster he's everywhere these days.
He's ripping up society in a thousand subtle ways
Dont be fooled if he seems friendly full of reason and goodwill
'Cause he makes Tyrannosaurus Rex look like Blinky Bill"
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