Socialist Outlook

Socialist Viewpoint, International, Socialist Outlook and their supplements, 1984–2002

Councils' jobs toll

· Socialist Outlook no. 39, March 13 1993 · 150 words

SOME 53,000 local government pos were axed last year, in additon to 31,000 which went in 1991. And there is far worse to come.

Stephen Bubb Association of Astropolitan Authorities, daimed last veek: "We beeve that up to 100,000 more loca Jobs will be lost in the The Financial Times early est mated that there would be 90,000 councl Sackings in ate neil yod alone. Whichever figure you select, the result is a wholesale jobs mas. sacre.

Around 5,437 local government jobs were axed in just one week last month, bringing the total numbor of sacking announced since the start of Labour environment spokesperson Jack Straw released detailed figures compiled by CLES European Research Network on behalf of the The statistics are based on plannechor actual reports in the naSonal, local and specialist press, and CERN's own survey work

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