WELCOME to ‘Proud to serve the public’ – the North West TUC’s campaign to defend and promote public services in our region.
Public services are being attacked as never before by the Coalition Government’s public spending cuts.
It is an ideological attack on the weakest and most vulnerable in our communities – the people who most rely on public services.
Tens of thousands of public servants now risk losing their jobs as a result of the cuts, with a knock-on impact on jobs in the private sector too.
All of us will be hit by the cuts in public spending. That’s why its vital that we are all together for public services.
Because there is an alternative to the Coalition’s cuts: crackdown on bankers bonuses, tax avoidance and tax evasion. Introduce a Robin Hood tax on financial transactions. Stop squandering billions on privatisation. Tax empty properties. These are some of the things that can be done to plug the deficit.
But most of all we need to invest in jobs and services and get people back to work where they can make a worthwhile contribution to society, rather than be thrown on the scrapheap.
Without decent public services, the North West will be poorer and a harsher, more brutal place.
We do not believe that public services should pay the price for the bankers recession. The scale and pace of the Coalition’s cuts is dangerous for the recovery, a risk to our economy and a threat to our future as a civilised society.
We will be keeping you regularly posted on the impact of the Coalition cuts, particularly in our region, as well as the latest developments in our campaign.
We believe in public services. We believe in the help they provide. We believe in their crucial role in building the civilised society we all value.
That’s why we are Proud to serve the public.
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'Proud to serve the public’ is a North West TUC campaign to protect and promote public services in our Region. We believe public services are a vital part of the North West economy. They create jobs, stimulate growth and... 
