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EVEN before the furlough scheme comes to an end, a jobs massacre is gathering pace across Britain.
In manufacturing, retail, transport, utilities — point to a sector and we can point to a household name, from Rolls Royce to Boots to British Airways to British Gas, that is axing jobs, firing workers and rehiring them on worse conditions or both.
The media is no exception. In the last few weeks, job losses and pay cuts have been announced at Reach, which owns the Mirror and Express (and prints the Morning Star). The Guardian is cutting 180 jobs.
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