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Invest in revenue and customs to tackle deficit

10 Mar 2010

The amount of money lost to the government through tax avoidance, evasion or uncollected tax exceeds £120 billion according to a report by tax expert Richard Murphy.
Hewlett Packard staff on strike for second day

9 Mar 2010

Over 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), working for Hewlett Packard (HP) Enterprise Services, were on strike today in the second day of a 48 hour stoppage over pay and job losses.
Support strong on second day of civil service strike

9 Mar 2010

Sittings in the Welsh Assembly and the Scottish Parliament were cancelled today on the second day of a 48 hour UK strike by civil and public servants over cuts to redundancy terms.
Civil and Public Servants start national 48 hour strike

8 Mar 2010

Courts, jobcentres, driving tests, tax offices, border controls and passports are amongst some of the services that will be affected today (8 March) as up to 270,000 civil and public servants from across the UK begin a 48 hour stoppage over cuts to redundancy terms.
Strike action in the North East and North West at HP Enterprise Services

8 Mar 2010

HP Enterprise Services in the north east and north west are going on further strike action on Monday 8 and Tuesday 9 March as part of the campaign to win better job security and pay.