Deprived of a family day out

A fifth of British families can no longer afford a day at the seaside

Unions in the firing line

Trade unions are workers’ first defence against Europe’s harshest austerity regime, argues GEORGE HARISSIS – and they’re under attack

Blairites rush to defend austerity after Labour's left gains

Labour councillors lead cuts fightback

A third of police staff 'very stressed' due to government cuts

International Youth Day: 40,000 kids thrown into the streets by Tory-Lib Dem government

Three-quarters of British councils cut youth services, putting 2,000 youth workers out of a job

Iain Duncan Smith says Tory austerity is getting people into work and vows to rush through more welfare cuts

Trussell Trust research shows one in 10 adults took out a high-interest pay day loan in 2013

Johann Lamont: Scottish independence will boost austerity woes

Doncaster carer made homeless by savage pay cuts at private social care provider Care UK

Mags Dalton forced to move north as £400-a-month wage cut leaves her in 'little box room using a suitcase as a bedside table'

Greece hit by 24-hour public-sector strike