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Rishi Sunak being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg for BBC News (Simon Walker, HM Treasury). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/
12 March 2021
Following a disappointing budget for our members that has left huge gaps in support for…
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11 March 2021
Bectu has been working with UNI MEI to apply pressure at an EU level for a reassessment of…
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Philippa Childs, head of Bectu · 8 March 2021
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge, and Trade…
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Mike Clancy · 5 March 2021
This week’s budget lacks ambition and, despite some good measures, falls short of…
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Anna Phillips · 5 March 2021
Looking back at some key milestones led by women in the trade union movement that have…
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April 27, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announces micro loan for small businesses. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/ Credit Simon Walker HM Treasury
3 March 2021
The furlough extension and the Film and TV Production Restart Scheme are the only pieces of…
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3 March 2021
Bectu has responded to news that the Chancellor will announce an extension to the furlough…
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2 March 2021
Bectu has co-signed a letter organised by Excluded UK, urging the Chancellor to extend the…
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1 March 2021
The Chancellor risks doing permanent damage to the economy unless he reconsiders his…
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24 February 2021
Philippa Childs has written to the Chancellor, urging him to use the Spring Budget to…
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