PCS on Budget Day
WORKERS, MAY 2013 ISSUE
Members of the PCS (Public and Commercial Services) union outside the Houses of Parliament on Budget Day, 20 March, during the union’s one-day strike over pay and pensions. In the event, the budget was noteworthy for its utter contempt for the real economy. Despite all Osborne’s talk about growth, it was clear that this was not meant to refer to jobs, industry or even services – only to the housing market, as if a rise in house prices would mean that the slump was over and we could all breathe easier.
Photo: Workers