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The picture has become clear for all to see. The Tories want to save money not lives
The Tories would have us paying for this crisis to claw back normality for the most wealthy – we can’t allow that to happen, says JAMIE CALDWELL

NEVER before have we been given the opportunity to go forward in a different way like now. 

Back to normal can’t be back to “normal.” Deep divides, rampant inequality and the underfunding of our NHS, including so many staff going underpaid — all of them key worker “heroes.”  

They don’t need charity. They need proper, secure jobs with decent pay and conditions and a union for solidarity.

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