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Women at the sharp end of the cuts
Women are bearing the brunt of the austerity agenda - but it doesn't have to be like this. Anita Wright explains.
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JOE ATTARD explains why trade unionists are rallying in solidarity against the recent arrest of political activists in Gilgit-Baltistan, the northernmost region of Kashmir, administered by Pakistan
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Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER
VINCE MILLS says Scottish Labour has adopted better positions than its Westminster counterpart — but unless it starts to fight for them that will count for nothing
Women remain at the sharp end of David Cameron's vicious economic and social austerity policies.
As women's unemployment rises, wages fall, the pay gap widens and household and living costs rise, women face a daily struggle to keep themselves and their families from slipping deeper into poverty.
This is particularly true now that one in three families have a woman as the main breadwinner.
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