“Rachel Reeves has hit the reset button, erasing the Tory shambles and misery of the past.”
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The chancellor faces a tough task, but Rachel Reeves must show that Labour is serious about growth
Let’s look behind the headlines, avoid the spin, and separate the fact from the fiction of this week’s budget
The NHS, councils, care and other public services need help and tax cuts won’t deliver it
‘After fourteen years of economic mismanagement, I know what to expect from tomorrow’s budget’
Today’s budget found the cash to offer tax cuts to big businesses and the highest earners – but nothing for public service pay, again
Chancellor can find the money when it suits him
We’ll be watching closely, and we’ll be ready to take action if the chancellor fails to fix the crisis in pay packets and public services
But new UNISON research shows that public service workers are overwhelmingly pessimistic about chancellor Jeremy Hunt doing the right thing next week
Teetering public services deserve much better