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Birmingham council at ‘absolute limit’ of pay dispute offer
Birmingham council has announced it has reached the “absolute limit” of what it can offer to resolve a long-running pay ...
Morning Star8h
Labour accused of being 'complicit in attacking workers'
UNITE general secretary Sharon Graham accused Labour of being “complicit in attacking workers” after talks over the ...
Bins union Unite condemn Birmingham City Council and Labour over strike announcement
It will now seek to collectively consult with around 130 workers on Birmingham bin crews over redundancy, with leader Coun ...
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Britain’s highest and lowest council tax bills, mapped
Council tax may rise above 27 per cent in the South of England and London over Labour’s plans to redirect funding to the ...
New Statesman14h
Angela Rayner’s forward march
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The Canary14hOpinion
Labour’s Freeport fakery: how Starmer’s plan doubles down on neoliberalism’s corporate carve-up
David Powell's latest article on Freeports for the Canary shows what we can all do to oppose these corporate power grabs ...
Fears council tax could rise by 27% in major UK city under Angela Rayner's plans
Londoners could soon have their council taxes hiked by more than 27% to cover Labour’s decision to redirect funding to the north of England, ministers have been warned. Last month Deputy Prime ...
Local Government Chronicle18h
Rayner rejects calls to ‘unfreeze’ local housing allowance
Deputy prime minister and housing secretary Angela Rayner has rejected calls to "unfreeze" the local housing allowance in a ...