PM 'won't rule out' board quotas

bbc 10-FEB-12

VIDEO: House of Commons

bbc 20-DEC-11

Unison calls for Clarkson sacking

bbc 01-DEC-11

Thousands set for pensions strike

bbc 29-NOV-11

Union anger at plan for pay cap

bbc 29-NOV-11

Salary gap between men and women falls below 10% for first time - but 'real' pay down 3.5% for all

dailymail 23-NOV-11

Unison backs strike over pension reform plan

independent 04-NOV-11

Osborne: We will ride out the storm

thesun 03-OCT-11

Growing number of unions to ballot on strike action

channel4news 14-SEP-11

More strikes 'inevitable' over extra pension payments

telegraph 28-JUL-11

Stricken Southern Cross will lose ALL of their care homes putting future of 31,000 pensioners in doubt

dailymail 11-JUL-11

Striking workers march across UK

cnn 30-JUN-11

Michael Gove: teachers' strike is unnecessary

telegraph 28-JUN-11

Talks to avert teachers' strike

bbc 27-JUN-11

Firefighters oppose pension plans

bbc 24-JUN-11

'We will not be starved back like the miners': Public sector union boss threatens strike chaos like 1984 amid pension cuts di

dailymail 21-JUN-11

Public sector pensions: Union boss Dave Prentis warns of biggest action since the general strike

dailymail 18-JUN-11

'This is a warning shot across the bows to the Government': Teachers vote overwhelmingly to strike over pensions row

dailymail 15-JUN-11

Spending cuts protest: hundreds arrested and dozens injured

channel4news 27-MAR-11

Huge Rally in London Protests Budget Cuts

IHT 26-MAR-11

Lord Hutton report: Public sector workers should work longer for a smaller pension

dailymail 10-MAR-11

Union leaders warn cuts will see 50,000 NHS jobs lost

independent 23-FEB-11

London hospital to 'axe 500 jobs'

bbc 17-FEB-11

Nick Clegg faces opposition from his own party over spending cuts

dailymail 10-FEB-11

Health workers lobby parliament over NHS reform

independent 31-JAN-11

There's a risk in NHS reform, says Lansley

independent 30-JAN-11

Coalition relaxes gender pay plan

bbc 02-DEC-10

Summer Fall In Number Of UK Unemployed

skynews 13-OCT-10

David Miliband quits frontline politics

bbc 29-SEP-10

UK: Ed Miliband new Labour leader

euronews 25-SEP-10

TUC: unions warn of strikes over 'obscene cuts'

telegraph 13-SEP-10

Cameron: My hope for the Big Society by switching power from the elite to the voters

dailymail 19-JUL-10

Budget 2010: CBI welcomes later retirement proposals

telegraph 25-JUN-10

Budget FactCheck: housing benefit and taxes

channel4news 23-JUN-10

Osborne's Bombshell: Chancellor declares war on middle-class welfare

independent 09-JUN-10

Osborne reveals cuts strategy

thesun 08-JUN-10

Blow-by-blow: Cameron warns that UK debt interest repayments to top £70bn

sundaytimes 07-JUN-10

Seized aid ship taken to Israel

bbc 05-JUN-10

Parties clash over job losses

bbc 09-APR-10

MPs' salaries pass £65,000 after 1.5pc rise

telegraph 05-MAR-10

Centre closure a 'bitter blow'

bbc 20-JAN-10

Darling raises national insurance

ft 09-DEC-09

Cameron promises brighter future

euronews 09-OCT-09

What should David Cameron say?

bbc 08-OCT-09

'Brown's a dead man walking': Labour MP's damning verdict as PM faces biggest test of his career

dailymail 28-SEP-09

Numbers on dole in North rises again to 52,700

irishtimes 17-SEP-09

Unemeployment up by 210,000

thesun 16-SEP-09

Brown urges union leaders to support spending cuts during Britain's 'fragile' recovery

dailymail 13-SEP-09

Brown is korma'd by union bosses

thesun 12-SEP-09

Minister suggests expanding prison labour

ft 11-SEP-09

Scottish jobless figure rises

bbc 13-AUG-09

Unions in strike threat after pay freeze warning

TheScotsman 06-JUL-09

Spending chief urges pay freeze

bbc 05-JUL-09

Labour general secretary Ray Collins denies involvement in Tory smear website

telegraph 19-APR-09

Unions call for minimum wage rise

channel4news 01-APR-09

Tories warn of social work recruitment crisis in wake of Baby P scandal

dailymail 03-FEB-09

Councils start to shed jobs in their thousands

thetimes 14-JAN-09

Brown condemns Iceland over banks

bbc 09-OCT-08

Darling rules out raising taxes

ft 22-SEP-08

Don't strike over pay, Darling to urge unions in TUC speech

dailymail 09-SEP-08

PM to rally Cabinet in Birmingham

bbc 08-SEP-08

Union leaders to challenge chancellor over pay

24dash 08-SEP-08

Intensive wage deal talks to start

RTERadio 08-SEP-08

Union boss attacks 'lost' Labour

ananova 07-SEP-08

UK inflation soars to 4.4% in July

24dash 12-AUG-08

Council workers stage second day of strike action

24dash 17-JUL-08

'Biggest strike in years' branded a flop after 'only 100,000 council workers join picket lines'

dailymail 16-JUL-08

UK braced for day of national strike action

24dash 15-JUL-08

Workers in UK vote to strike over pay

ft 24-JUN-08

Summer of chaos ahead after hundreds of thousands of council workers vote to strike

dailymail 23-JUN-08

£120 for basic rate taxpayers

bbc 14-MAY-08

Gas and electricity bosses told 'give back profits'

telegraph 02-MAR-08

Centrica backs rise in gas price

ft 22-FEB-08

MPs accept 1.9pc rise but keep their £43,000 perk

dailymail 24-JAN-08

'Early days' for Farepak payouts

bbc 19-NOV-07

Attack alarms for nurses and crackdown on dirty wards

guardian 26-SEP-07

Unions push for showdown over pay

bbc 11-SEP-07

Brown unveiling job boost plans

bbc 10-SEP-07

Unions warn of new winter of discontent

guardian 10-SEP-07

Unions warn of 'winter of discontent' over public sector pay

24dash 09-SEP-07

NHS fears despite balanced books

bbc 06-JUN-07

NHS staff protest over job cuts

bbc 03-MAR-07

UK inflation hits 10-year high of 3 per cent

ft 16-JAN-07

Ministers: Health cut hypocrites

thesun 29-DEC-06

Farepak

ft 14-NOV-06

LABOUR WARNED HEALTH REFORMS COULD COST ELECTION

themirror 27-SEP-06

NHS workers set for second walk-out

dailyexpress 26-SEP-06

NHS workers strike over ‘creeping privatisation’

ft 22-SEP-06

National strike to hit hospitals

thesun 21-SEP-06

Stoppage could halt operations, unions warn

ft 16-SEP-06

NHS staff set for 24 hour strike

dailyexpress 15-SEP-06

UK union members walk out on Blair

RSS 13-SEP-06

Blair makes final TUC address TONY BLAIR shrugs off criticism at his last-ever TUC Conference

thesun 12-SEP-06

Brown Denies Plot to Get Rid of Blair

guardian 11-SEP-06

Unison to strike in protest at NHS privatisation

RSS 11-SEP-06

Union leaders decry Labour battle

bbc 10-SEP-06

London marchers demand cease-fire

cnn 05-AUG-06

Third place in country - Labour revisits 2004 nightmare

guardian 06-MAY-06

The cost of votes: from Spock's ears to bespoke suits

independent 25-APR-06

Union threatens strike action over NHS job cuts

timesofmalta 25-APR-06

Hewitt booed and jeered

thesun 24-APR-06

'Best ever' NHS claim condemned

bbc 23-APR-06

Email us your thoughts on the striking council workers

thesun 30-MAR-06

Strike hits key services across UK

guardian 29-MAR-06

In pictures: Pension strike

bbc 28-MAR-06

Minimum pay to rise 30p an hour

guardian 20-MAR-06

Steady as she goes!

timesofmalta 15-MAR-06

Ministers cave in over public sector early retirement

thetimes 19-OCT-05

Pay deal means end of two-tier system in the NHS

guardian 07-OCT-05

Cherie mischief over Brown

thetimes 27-SEP-05

Analysis: From Blair to Brown...

bbc 26-SEP-05

Public sector retirement age must be raised, says CBI chief

ft 26-SEP-05

Brown vows no shift to left

ft 25-SEP-05

Blair: British Troops Will Stay in Iraq

guardian 25-SEP-05

Many NHS trusts 'short of funds'

bbc 24-SEP-05

Unions issue strike threat over pension reforms

guardian 24-SEP-05

Unison in 'council of war' over pensions

ft 23-SEP-05

In the name of Gord

thesun 14-SEP-05

Strike looms over public pensions

thetimes 14-SEP-05

Pensions guru faces TUC grilling

bbc 14-SEP-05

US emergency chief quits

aljazeera 12-SEP-05

Trainee midwives win maternity pay

guardian 04-JUN-05

UK wins EU working hours battle

bbc 02-JUN-05

It pays to have a public sector pension

independent 22-MAR-05

Development In Public Workers' Strike

skynews 19-MAR-05

NHS faces huge equal pay claims

guardian 15-MAR-05

Unions claim £300m pay win

bbc 14-MAR-05

Labour defends 11% rise in public sector jobs

guardian 12-MAR-05

No deal in council strike dispute

bbc 11-MAR-05

REID PLANS PRESCRIPTIONS SHAKE-UP

dailyexpress 28-FEB-05

We 'steal' Africa's doctors

thesun 22-FEB-05

Town hall staff fire starting gun on pension revolt

guardian 19-FEB-05

Bush Signs Bill to Curb Class-Action Suits

guardian 18-FEB-05

Protests begin over changes to public sector pensions

guardian 18-FEB-05

Supermatrons

thetimes 16-FEB-05

Women win £300m NHS equal pay case

independent 14-FEB-05

Number of hospital cleaners slashed

ananova 10-JAN-05

MRSA fight 'needs more cleaners'

bbc 09-JAN-05

Blair may sack Brown

telegraph 08-JAN-05

Strike move in public pension row

bbc 12-DEC-04

School watchdog cuts 500 jobs

bbc 23-NOV-04

Quash deadly superbug, says Reid

ananova 05-NOV-04

Bigley brother hails anti-war march

ananova 17-OCT-04

Prezza’s £60k new homes

thesun 27-SEP-04

Unions to get their way on rail nationalisation

guardian 17-SEP-04

NHS Freezes Assets of 'Wealthy Egyptian Health Tourist'

AfricaDaily 15-SEP-04

Unions 'winter of hell'

thesun 15-SEP-04

Delegates' reactions

guardian 14-SEP-04

TUC demands pensions action

bbc 12-SEP-04

Prescott urged to act in fire dispute

guardian 16-AUG-04

Unions unveil plan of attack

ananova 02-AUG-04

Drive to fight hospital superbugs

bbc 12-JUL-04

Leicester expects

guardian 12-JUL-04

Union leader urges basic rethink of Labour policies

guardian 10-JUL-04

'We fight on territory laid out by us'

guardian 24-JUN-04

Howard and Blair clash on NHS

guardian 23-JUN-04

Union members to tell Blair to quit

bbc 21-JUN-04

'Betrayed' firemen's union to quit Labour

telegraph 18-JUN-04

Nurse wins payout for rubber glove allergy

guardian 16-JUN-04

UNION'S FEAR ON BNP VOTE

themirror 27-MAY-04

New work rules 'costing families'

bbc 05-APR-04

Under-18s will receive minimum wage

ananova 15-MAR-04

[said:]: These warm words won't fool women - they know that under this Tory-led government life for many working women is getting worse.

guardian 09-FEB-12

[-added]: We will continue to campaign to secure the best possible deal, which our members will then be consulted on. Should negotiations fail, our industrial action ballot, which remains live, gives us the option to take more strike action,

xinhuanet_en 11-JAN-12

[said:]: The real pensions timebomb is in the private sector. 'Already two thirds of these workers get nothing from their employers towards their pensions - this could cost the taxpayer billions in the future. 'The situation will spiral even further out of control, if more schemes are shut down and the taxpayer has to step in to cover the cost of supporting even more workers in their retirement.

dailymail 05-JAN-12

[said:]: This is a seriously bleak midwinter. Every month, as unemployment rises, and figures hit a 17-year high, the Government continues to ignore the human cost and push ahead with its hard and fast cuts, clinging to the hope that a struggling private sector can pick up the pieces.

independent 14-DEC-11

[said:]: This very small drop in inflation is cold comfort for the millions of families who are struggling to make ends meet this Christmas.

themirror 14-DEC-11

[said:]: Clarkson's comments were totally outrageous, and cannot be tolerated.

thesun 02-DEC-11

[had said:]: Such disgusting statements have no place on our TV screens.

breakingnews 02-DEC-11

[said:]: I wouldn't call two million people taking strike action a damp squib. Cameron is sounding increasingly desperate in his attacks on public service workers.

sundaymail 02-DEC-11

[said:]: The One Show is broadcast at a time when children are watching: they could have been scared and upset by his aggressive statements. While he is driving round in fast cars for a living, public sector workers are busy holding our society together: they save others’ lives on a daily basis, they care for the sick, the vulnerable, the elderly.

ibtimes 02-DEC-11

[said:]: We are pleased Jeremy Clarkson has seen the error of his ways. It is only right the he apologises for the huge offence he caused to public sector workers and their families.

sundaymail 02-DEC-11

[ said]: We think he has many of the personal skills necessary for the job,

guardian 02-DEC-11

[said:]: Clarkson's comments on The One Show were totally outrageous, and they cannot be tolerated. :: See all the strike news, pictures and videos on our dedicated mini-site

ananova 01-DEC-11

[said:]: Clarkson's comments on the One Show were totally outrageous, and they cannot be tolerated.

bbc 01-DEC-11

[said:]: Clarkson's comments on the One Show were totally outrageous, and they cannot be tolerated. We are seeking urgent legal advice about what further action we can take against him and the BBC, and whether or not his comments should be referred to the police.

belfasttelegraph 01-DEC-11

[said:]: We are pleased <name id=

icWales 01-DEC-11

[added:]: Clarkson clearly needs a reminder of just who he is talking about when he calls for public sector workers to be shot in front of their families. Whilst he is driving round in fast cars for a living, public sector workers are busy holding our society together - they save others’ lives on a daily basis, they care for the sick, the vulnerable, the elderly. They wipe bottoms, noses, they help children to learn, and empty bins they deserve all our thanks certainly not the unbelievable level of abuse he threw a

ibtimes 01-DEC-11

[-added]: We are seeking urgent legal advice about what further action we can take against him and the BBC, and whether or not his comments should be referred to the police. Public sector workers and their families are utterly shocked by Jeremy Clarkson’s revolting comments. We know that many other license-fee payers share our concerns about his outrageous views. The One Show is broadcast at a time when children are watching -- they could have been scared and upset by his aggressive statements. An apology is not en

ibtimes 01-DEC-11

[ said]: Clarkson’s comments were totally outrageous, and they cannot be tolerated,

ibtimes 01-DEC-11

[said:]: Clarkson’s comments on the One Show were totally outrageous, and they cannot be tolerated. We are seeking urgent legal advice about what further action we can take against him and the BBC, and whether or not his comments should be referred to the police.

24dash 01-DEC-11

[said:]: Clarkson's comments on The One Show were totally outrageous, and they cannot be tolerated.

ananova 01-DEC-11

[said:]: The public trust the union far more than the government.

sundaymail 29-NOV-11

[-warned]: .

sundaymail 29-NOV-11

[said:]: Our recovery is as non existent as the Chancellor's apparent understanding of economics. Growth has stalled, and experts are predicting the double dip will hit. What will it take for the Government to realise Plan A is failing?

belfasttelegraph 29-NOV-11

[said:]: Our recovery is as non existent as the Chancellor's apparent understanding of economics. Growth has stalled, and experts are predicting the double dip will hit. What will it take for the Government to realise Plan A is failing? 'We desperately need to get Britain spending. A bad situation will only be made worse by imposing a £3.6billion tax on public sector pensions, by holding down public sector pay, and by throwing hundreds of thousands of public service workers onto the dole. 'Not only is austerity hit

dailymail 29-NOV-11

[-said]: That unfairness has driven us to do something about it,

sundaymail 29-NOV-11

[ said]: Not only is austerity hitting growth, the way it is being applied means unfairness is growing,

ABCnews 29-NOV-11

[ said]: The action will go ahead. There is absolutely no chance whatsoever of any deals over the next couple of days,

ibtimes 28-NOV-11

[said:]: Here we have the same tired, old right-wing rubbish from the so-called TaxPayers' Alliance.

express 25-NOV-11

[said:]: These are real people taking real action to protect their pensions.

independent 25-NOV-11

[ said]: This will be a women's strike,

guardian 25-NOV-11

[said:]: The fall in the gender pay gap skirts over the bleak picture of low paid women being pulled under by the government's cuts.

guardian 23-NOV-11

[said:]: The Government is betraying the young people.

sundaymail 19-NOV-11

[ said]: Today's yes vote signals the green light for the first day of strike action, and we will be joining with other unions in the TUC -co-ordinated day of action on 30 November,

guardian 04-NOV-11

[ said]: We need urgent action to stop women being ground down by the government's devastating cuts,

guardian 04-NOV-11

[said:]: The decisive Yes vote reflects the deep concern our members have over government proposals for their pensions.

independent 04-NOV-11

[said:]: The decisive ‘yes’ vote in the ballot reflects the deep concern that our members have over government ministers’ proposals for their pensions.

examiner 04-NOV-11

[said:]: The decisive ’yes’ vote in the ballot reflects the deep concern that our members have over Government ministers’ proposals for their pensions.

icWales 04-NOV-11

[said:]: The yes vote signals the green light for the first day of strike action, and we will be joining with other unions in the TUC co-ordinated day of action on November 30.

icWales 04-NOV-11

[added:]: We support the TUC day of action on November 30, but will be negotiating right up to then and beyond to get a fair deal for our members.

ibtimes 03-NOV-11

[said:]: The decisive

belfasttelegraph 03-NOV-11

[said:]: Yesterday's statement in Parliament was a marked improvement on earlier proposals.

bbc 03-NOV-11

[said:]: We need urgent action to stop women being ground down by the Government’s devastating cuts. Two thirds of public sector workers are women, who are most likely to rely on these vital services.

telegraph 02-NOV-11

[said:]: This survey shows just how few private sector workers are saving for their retirement.

independent 27-OCT-11

[said:]: The switch [was] nothing but a cynical, multi-million pound raid on pensioners to pay down a deficit they did nothing to cause.

bbc 25-OCT-11

[said:]: The Tories are playing to the gallery.

skynews 03-OCT-11

[-said]: The rise to £6.08 is a welcome cushion, but with the price of everyday essentials such as food, gas and electricity going up massively, it won't lift enough working people out of the poverty trap,

bbc 01-OCT-11

[said:]: The rise to £6.08 is a welcome cushion, but with the price of everyday essentials such as food, gas and electricity going up massively, it won't lift enough working people out of the poverty trap.

skynews 01-OCT-11

[said:]: More than 10 years on, the minimum wage has become a valuable safety net for millions of workers. It is a lasting legacy of the trade union and labour movement

telegraph 01-OCT-11

[said:]: More than 10 years on, the minimum wage has become a valuable safety net for millions of workers. It is a lasting legacy of the trade union and labour movement 'The rise to £6.08 is a welcome cushion, but with the price of everyday essentials such as food, gas and electricity going up massively, it won't lift enough working people out of the poverty trap. 'We want a more substantial figure and a decent living wage for all - a fair day's pay for a fair day's work, regardless of age. Good employers should be

dailymail 30-SEP-11

[said:]: This is great news for thousands of women working at Sheffield council, who should get their settlement money by Christmas. It makes sense that the council has dropped the legal challenges and seen fit to pay women fairly.

guardian 29-SEP-11

[said:]: Ed's passionate speech hit the right buttons. It showed he genuinely cares about Labour values, public services and our great NHS, values that will resonate with the people of this country.

independent 27-SEP-11

[said:]: A freeze or cut in the minimum wage would not only hit poor families hard, it would be bad for business, as it will hit spending power and stunt growth and recovery.

belfasttelegraph 19-SEP-11

[ said]: We desperately need an increase in the minimum wage rise to restore the balance of fairness and to help to stimulate growth across the economy,

belfasttelegraph 19-SEP-11

[said:]: We’ve been patient, we’ve co-operated but there comes a time when we say enough is enough because, if we don’t, they’ll be back for more.

heraldscotland 15-SEP-11

[said:]: We've been patient, we've co-operated, but there comes a time when we say enough is enough because, if we don't, they'll be back for more.

TheScotsman 15-SEP-11

[said:]: There was an understanding of the work of unions and the need for fairness and we are glad he had a go at bankers.

heraldscotland 14-SEP-11

[said:]: formal notice

telegraph 14-SEP-11

[said:]: We've been patient, we've cooperated, but there comes a time when we say enough is enough because, if we don't, they'll be back for more.

timesofmalta 14-SEP-11

[said:]: This is not a decision we have taken lightly.

channel4news 14-SEP-11

[ said]: Billions of taxpayers’ cash is wasted during the outsourcing of public services,

egovmonitor 13-SEP-11

[said:]: Industrial action is the last resort. [If our members] are to be treated in this way, well I've got no doubt whatsoever that they will vote for industrial action.

independent 12-SEP-11

[said:]: Derecognising the union is an aggressive and disproportionate response to Unison's honest efforts to protect our members' jobs, pay and conditions and protect vital services for local people.

independent 24-AUG-11

[ said]: We entered into the scheme-specific talks on public sector pensions in good faith and we genuinely believe we are making progress, albeit slowly,

bbc 28-JUL-11

[said:]: The council has painted a bleak picture to employees, at the same time as giving the Government figures showing they expect the reserves to rocket.

24dash 12-JUL-11

[added:]: The collapse of home care owners Southern Cross should act as a grim warning about what can happen when the private sector take over public services.

dailymail 12-JUL-11

[said:]: The council has painted a bleak picture to employees, at the same time as giving the government figures showing they expect the reserves to rocket.

guardian 11-JUL-11

[said:]: If this is Cameron's big idea, he needs to go back to the drawing board. Today's White Paper is just another stepping stone towards Cameron's same old goal to privatise public services.

24dash 11-JUL-11

[said:]: If the Government fails to listen, to heed our warnings, to negotiate in good faith, I say to David Cameron you ain't seen nothing yet. We will strike to defend our pensions.

independent 22-JUN-11

[ said]: Every day we keep up the pressure we wear them down, sap their strength, and bring them closer to breaking point,

bbc 21-JUN-11

[ said]: Every day we keep up the pressure, we wear them down, sap their strength and bring them closer to breaking point,

bbc 21-JUN-11

[-told]: It won't be the miners' strike,

chinadaily 20-JUN-11

[-added]: We want our Labour party to be the voice of opposition. We're worried that some of the senior people in the party still have to make statements as if they are in power, not opposition.

guardian 18-JUN-11

[-said]: It will be the biggest since the general strike,

ChinaPost 18-JUN-11

[said:]: It will be the biggest since the General Strike. It won't be the miners' strike. We are going to win.

telegraph 18-JUN-11

[ warns]: Biggest walkout since general strike

dailymail 18-JUN-11

[said:]: I strongly believe that one day of industrial action will not change anyone's mind in government. We want to move towards a settlement. The purpose of industrial action is not industrial action, it is to get an agreement that is acceptable and long-lasting. But we are prepared for rolling action over an indefinite period. This coalition has got to open its eyes and see that in just reacting to a Daily Mail view of the public sector they are walking into a trap of their own making.

guardian 18-JUN-11

[added:]: I've got a lot of time for Ed Miliband. He's new, he's only been there for eight months and he will improve – and we've got to give him time to do that – but the way in which certain elements in the party are not uniting where we need them to be is not helping. If the Labour party stays quiet that will be an issue. This isn't a kneejerk reaction, this will be a long programme of action and we will expect the Labour party to support that.

guardian 18-JUN-11

[-said]: >Dave Prentis, who as head of Unison represents 1.4 million public workers, said the state sector's share of the spending cuts was too big and he warned of indefinite rolling strikes to make the government soften its austerity programme. It will be the biggest since the general strike,

kuwaittimes 18-JUN-11

[said:]: We want our Labour Party to be the voice of opposition. We're worried that some of the senior people in the party still have to make statements as if they are in power, not opposition.

bbc 18-JUN-11

[said:]: I strongly believe that one day of industrial action will not change anyone's mind in government... we are prepared for rolling action over an indefinite period.

bbc 18-JUN-11

[said:]: The small fall in the jobless total will be no comfort to the hundreds of thousands of public sector workers with redundancy notices hanging over their heads.

dunmowbroadcast 16-JUN-11

[said:]: The figures show that government's cuts have led to another 24,000 public sector workers losing their jobs. Economic inactivity has gone up and the private sector is still weak. It is no position to create the number of jobs needed to stop thousands more public sector workers joining the dole queues.

guardian 15-JUN-11

[-says]: probably the only boy within a radius of a mile to get to grammar school

telegraph 14-JUN-11

[said yesterday:]: This will be a major dispute. It will not be one day of action, it will be long-term industrial action throughout our public services.

channel4news 14-JUN-11

[said:]: The forum's changes may airbrush some of the flaws, but no amount of fiddling around around the edges is good enough when the future of the NHS is at stake.

bbc 13-JUN-11

[ said]: Another day, another report of shocking lack of care from Southern Cross. How do this company's bosses, past and present, sleep at night?

bbc 13-JUN-11

[-said]: They are not playing their part strongly in opposition, which is what we'd want to do -- hone in on what the Tories are doing and show the deficiencies in it,

focus 12-JUN-11

[ said]: The care sector is hugely labour intensive, and there is no doubt that job losses on this scale will mean elderly people in Southern Cross homes get a lower standard of care and some homes may be at risk of closure,

bbc 09-JUN-11

[said:]: This is another nail in the coffin for privatisation. Whilst big city backers and company bosses have made off with tens of millions of pounds, vulnerable elderly people and care staff are paying the price. Losing your job in this economic downturn is a tragedy, and for elderly people to have the huge worry of losing their homes is a disgrace.

heraldscotland 09-JUN-11

[said:]: This ruling will give a much-needed boost to social workers up and down the country who protect daily thousands of vulnerable children and adults.

independent 27-MAY-11

[said:]: This ruling will give a much-needed boost to social workers up and down the country who protect daily thousands of vulnerable children and adults. It should serve as a lesson that whipping up a campaign of vilification and hatred will never save a single child's life.

guardian 27-MAY-11

[said:]: We face a lost generation of young people being priced out of education and with the prospect of job opportunities in the future fading fast.

icWales 14-APR-11

[said:]: The damage caused by the Government's savage cuts-driven policies is clear, with young people and women being hit the hardest.

independent 13-APR-11

[said:]: The damage caused by the Government's savage cuts-driven policies is clear, with young people and women being hit the hardest. 'We face a lost generation of young people being priced out of education and with the prospect of job opportunities in the future fading fast. 'The majority of public sector workers are women and they are feeling the full force of the Government's savage public sector cuts.

mailonsunday 13-APR-11

[said:]: This small increase is totally outstripped by the rising cost of essentials like food and fuel. The vast majority of a low-paid worker's pay is eaten up by basic living costs, so increases in inflation hit hard.

telegraph 07-APR-11

Ed Balls [ said]: I am right behind Dave Prentis's call last week to stand up for public sector workers' pensions,

guardian 29-JUN-11