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"There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." - Warren Buffett View this email in your browser Signs of legal strike panic   As the legal strike continues, the MoJ insists it is business as usual. But behind the scenes there is evidence things are falling apart. Will solicitors be able to hold on long enough for the full impact of the strike to be felt? In welfare news,  research commissioned by Labour MP Frank Field shows 3.2 million low-income workers will lose an average of £1,350 each. This comes as Labour appeared to be in disarray over the chancellor's Budget plans, with forty-eight MPs rebelling against their party whips, in last night's vote on the welfare bill. And finally, the Metropolitan police are urging the London Assembly to let them use 'sound weapons' during riots, now that the home secretary has refused a license for Boris Johnson's controversial water cannons.   Latest Articles     MoJ tries to keep a brave face amid signs of legal strike panic   On Jul 21, 2015 08:47 am In public, the Ministry of Justice insists it's business as usual. But behind the scenes, there are signs of panic Read more... »       Police urged to use 'sound weapons' during riots     On Jul 21, 2015 11:46 am Metropolitan police considering new weapons now home secretary has refused water cannon Read more... »   Revealed: How Osborne will hammer the working poor     On Jul 21, 2015 10:08 am Full extent of the chancellor's cash-grab on the working poor revealed Read more... »     Opinion Former videos   What is the state of customer satisfaction in the UK?   On Jul 15, 2015 01:31 pm The latest measure of customer satisfaction in the UK shows that it remained flat in the first half of 2015. Read more... » More than half of Brits are harmed by other people's drinking   On Jul 13, 2015 12:04 pm More than half of Scots and three-quarters of people from North West England are harmed by another person's drinking, according to a new report released today. Read more... »   Opinion Formers articles     Trade Union bill is 'an attack on all working people' The Tories' latest attacks on Trade Unions are about as vindictive and nasty as they could possibly get, and go further than even Thatcher would have dared. Read more... »   The urgent need for the UK to raise its game on number and data skills Can we ever get to a position where people across the UK are proud of their fluency with numbers, and where no-one will say unashamedly that 'I can't do maths'? Read more... »   Opinion Formers press releases     New offence risks penalising careless mistakes The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) has criticised yesterday's Government announcement that it will be pressing ahead with the introduction of a new 'strict liability' offence for offshore tax evasion. Read more... »   Walkers disturb birds more than shooters – study finds Interim results from a study at Bournemouth University show that walkers disturb waterfowl more regularly than wildfowling. Read more... »       Facebook Twitter Website Copyright © 2015 Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd), All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at www.politics.co.uk Our mailing address is: Politics.co.uk (Adfero Media Ltd) 501 Metropolitan Wharf Building 70 Wapping Wall London, E1W 3SS United Kingdom Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences