We’ve seen a few articles about this week worth having a look at it. Over at the AntiCapitalist Initiative’s page there’s some reflections on the local demonstration against the bedroom tax:
On Saturday a demonstration was held in central Manchester against the incoming ‘Bedroom Tax’, a series of changes to the welfare system which will hit the least well off in society the hardest, writes Jak Dyehouse.
http://anticapitalists.org/2013/03/17/manchester-bedroom-tax-protest-demonstration/
For the national picture you can see how the Tories’ want to do more damage to our welfare state in this report from the Guardian:
George Osbourne will pledge to introduce even deeper spending cuts after the next general election by imposing a new cap on parts of the welfare budget and other areas which have so far been immune from the coalition’s austerity plans.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/mar/20/budget-2013-osborne-spending-cuts
And on our own union’s website there’s a great piece of how bankers are still giving themselves massive bonuses while the rest of us see our livelihoods cut:
News today (20 March) that nine Barclays executives received share fortunes worth a combined £40 million provoked fury from the union representing Barclays staff in branches, back offices and call centres, Unite.
http://www.unitetheunion.org/news/bankerssneakoutbonuseswhileworkingpeoplefacemoreausterity/
Greater Manchester Unite Community Union 