ShareTweet Godfrey Webster from Birmingham against the Cuts reports: On Tuesday February 26th Birmingham City Council finally adopted a budget for 2013 – 2014 involving £102 million of cuts out of a previous disposable budget of £1100 million. It will involve the loss of 1000 jobs and cuts to the full range of…
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ShareTweet We are up above Victoria Sq in the Council house – We are here because we have a message to communicate to the city. Follow on #SaveBirmingham We are taking this action because the current system cannot go on. It is undemocratic and unfair. We need alternatives and are calling on the…
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ShareTweet By Patrick Butler Authority says scale of coalition’s austerity measures over six years mark the ‘end of local government as we know it’ The UK’s biggest local authority has warned that the bleak financial outlook for council funding means it will have to make £600m in cuts, potentially reducing its services to…
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ShareTweet The coalition is destoying our welfare state. It is privatising the NHS and slashing services to youth, old people, the poor and the disabled. The rest of us suffer with loss of jobs or cuts in real pay of up to 10%. Their latest attack is on public sector workers’ pensions. These are…
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ShareTweet Over two hundred Connexions workers joined an inspiring rally outside Birmingham Council House on Wednesday.More Info: Click here
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ShareTweet Right to Work has notified Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Police that we will be marching on the Lib Dem conference being held there on Saturday 17th September.More Info: Click here
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ShareTweet Birmingham students have created this video supporting staff striking at the University of Birmingham against unfair and unnecessary cuts. Video by vodaphoneprotest Come along to East gate at 1pm, join the picket, talk to staff (they are friendly), share free food with all supporters of the staff at the student picket picnic, next…
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ShareTweet As the march reached a branch of Barclays protestors stopped and chanted ‘pay your taxes’. As they reached each of Philip Green’s shops the chant was repeated. BHS shut their doors.More Info: Click here
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ShareTweet 130 people attended a public meeting hosted by Birmingham Against the Cuts in the council chamber on Thursday. In 2 weeks time we will be in the Public Gallery, attempting to stop the budget being passed.More Info: Click here
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ShareTweet Demonstrate 12pm Saturday 26th February. Assemble Birmingham Cathedral, St Philips Place, Birmingham city centre.More Info: Click here
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