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• The country needs a transformative Labour government

  25-09-2022 14:44
  Commenting on the speech by Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner and the launch of the Stronger Together report at the Party’s annual conference today (Sunday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:
  “Labour is outlining genuine, meaningful policies that’ll have a real impact on those working in public services, and the people who rely on them.
  “Angela Rayner’s pledge to launch a wave of insourcing will put the emphasis on delivering better services, not
  
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• A decisive end to austerity but what about public libraries?

  25-09-2022 13:03 via publiclibrariesnews.com
  EditorialThe massive spending combined with tax cuts in last week’s not-a-budget and energy subsidies definitively marks a huge break between Truss and previous Conservative leaders. However, none of the money spent is primarily for public services and the huge increase in government debt it implies means that there will be fewer pounds available for public libraries in the future. Indeed, even if Labour get into power in two years time then such debt severely limits their options too. On
  
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