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The case against cuts

Sister Christine and Tower Hamlets

April 10, 2011

Share This video by RobinHoodTax features Sister Christine – who has been a community worker in Tower Hamlets for 42 years. The tour of Canary Wharf is conducted by a teacher from Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets is one of the poorest boroughs, and is now facing cuts of £70 million. We know there are...
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Lorraine on the 109 bus – building for the 26th of March

March 16, 2011

Share Lorraine, a secretary from South London, spreads the word of the march for the alternative on Saturday 26 March to fellow passengers on the 109 bus.
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The Cuts Game – Video

March 15, 2011

Share A short film on the impact of the cuts produced for the ‘TUC 60 second‘ competition. To view the film and vote go to http://www.tuc60seconds.org.uk/2011/03/14/cuts-game or to see more entries go to http://www.tuc60seconds.org.uk/
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NHS video: Wake Up Call Episode 1 – No decision about me without me

March 14, 2011

Share Dr John Lister blows away the slick marketing of the government’s plans for the NHS. His witty speech reveals their true intent – to fragment and privatise the health service. Main Version Wake Up Call Episode 1 – No decision about me without me from Health Emergency on Vimeo. Peppered with jokes and...
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TUC launches new pamphlet against the cuts.

February 2, 2011

Share Ahead of the March for the Alternative – the London demonstration on Saturday 26 March – the Trades Union Congress has launched a new pamphlet arguing that Cuts are not the cure. The government’s decision to close the deficit in just four years and to do so by cutting four pounds in spending for...
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PCS union leader calls for unity against the cuts

January 6, 2011

Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) writes in The Guardian about unity against the cuts."
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The “1968 And All that” Conference May 2008

November 7, 2010
1968andallthat

Share Chris Harman and Istvan Meszaros – the New Crisis of Capitalism at the 1968 And All that Conference May 2008 Chris Harman: The New Crisis of Capitalism Opening and closing speech from the session: Credit Crunch, Food Riots and the New Capitalist Crisis.Speaking at “68 and all that” event. 10 May 2008. István...
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The impact of the cuts in London | Blog by Anjum Klair

November 5, 2010

Share As attention focuses on the impact of housing benefit cuts in London this week, we look at recent research on their impact and the wider impact of cuts in London. The Government claims that the cuts being made will be fair and progressive, and maintain that the most vulnerable will be protected. However...
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TUC pamphlet: All Pain, No Gain: The Case Against Cuts

September 2, 2010
All Pain No Gain cover

Share TUC has published a Pamphlet against the cuts available as  PDF version for download What cuts are planned? Cuts will damage public services Cuts will damage jobs and the economy Cuts will hurt the most vulnerable Cuts: There is an alternative Also see the new Cuts Watch feature on the TUC’s policy blog,...
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Red Pepper: Countering the cuts myths

September 1, 2010
Red Pepper graphic

Share The government and the press say we are in the grip of a debt crisis caused by the ‘bloated’ public sector. In Countering the cuts myths, Red Pepper debunks the myths used to push cuts to jobs and public services. Download the Countering the cuts myth (PDF file) or read it online
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