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The fight against the Tories and ‘pressure from without’
From the Anti-Corn Law League to today, lobbying Parliament from the outside, backed up by the angry street activity, can be effective when the working class lacks political representation, writes KEITH FLETT
Enough is enough
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THE scale of the attack the Tories plan on working people and trade unions is significant. Billions of pounds of cuts in public spending are threatened.
The impact will be felt across public services — not least in the NHS — and in terms of jobs and pay too.
At the same time, the Tories plan to make it even more difficult for trade unions to take strike action to defend living standards.
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