Unions call for measures to end austerity on 14th anniversary of 2010 budget
A COALITION of unions has urged the next government to end austerity to mark the 14th anniversary of the Tory-Lib Dem coalition’s infamous announcement of £40 billion worth of cuts to public spending.
The 13 trade unions and campaign groups that from the Make Equality Real campaign wrote to party leaders today calling on them to commit to enshrining an socio-economic duty into the Equality Act.
Their letter states: “Ending austerity and making equality real is integral to ensuring that everyone in Britain can live secure and fulfilling lives.”
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