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The British economy isn’t delivering for working people
FRANCES O'GRADY invites all trade unionists, community activists and friends of the labour movement to join the TUC march for a new deal for working people

From the Carillion collapse to the NHS crisis and from to the gig economy to the public sector pay cap, the pattern is clear.

This is old-school exploitation, plain and simple, even if it’s hidden behind shiny apps and websites

All the risks of doing business are being shifted onto workers and taxpayers, while bad bosses rake in massive profits.

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