Blog: Matt Hancock made for grim listening at the COVID Inquiry

Matt Hancock, the man responsible for the health and care of the nation during the deadliest emergency for a century, finally gave his evidence to the COVID Inquiry this week. And it was just as grim as I’d expected.

He talked about social care like it was something he found down the back of his sofa, rather than a vital public service he was responsible for. At one point, he said: “We at the health department” – once again forgetting about social care.

He admitted he didn’t know how many care homes there were in the country when COVID hit, or how many care home residents lived in them. So how could he possibly have known where to throw that ‘protective ring’ he boasted about?

The care sector had been in crisis long before the pandemic – a crisis presided over by years of Tory mismanagement and failed political choices. This left the sector exposed to the ravages of the pandemic, right from the start.

Mr Hancock failed in his responsibility to provide enough PPE, testing and paid leave for care workers who needed to self-isolate. He was warned by UNISON, repeatedly, about the need for sick pay and yet he failed to act decisively.

When the government belatedly brought in an “infection control fund” to provide money for sick pay, UNISON care worker members told us the system didn’t work, with many still left without adequate pay. 

It’s also telling how he relied so heavily on his lack of direct control over social care as an excuse for these failings, but when he saw the vaccination programme giving the Tories a boost in the polls, he had no problem introducing the ill-advised “mandatory vaccination” in care homes, which ironically undermined the roll-out.

He found the levers to make vaccination mandatory for care workers, but not sick pay.

Even now, when the time is right for self-reflection and taking responsibility, he is dodging it and passing the buck.

There are lessons to be learnt from the inquiry. A big one is about the urgent need to fix the social care crisis. A nationally integrated, fully funded system, delivered by empowered local councils, would have ensured a secretary of state for health and social care took responsibility for the whole job. It could have saved lives, and the UK could have avoided one of the worst death rates in Europe.

UNISON’s campaign for a National Care Service got a big boost from the Fabian Society report a few weeks ago and 16,000 people have already signed our recently launched petition. If Matt Hancock showed us this week how care was so easily forgotten by Tory ministers, you can show how important it is to you, by signing our petition today.

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Blog: Matt Hancock made for grim listening at the COVID Inquiry

Matt Hancock, the man responsible for the health and care of the nation during the deadliest emergency for a century, finally gave his evidence to the COVID Inquiry this week. And it was just as grim as I’d expected.

He talked about social care like it was something he found down the back of his sofa, rather than a vital public service he was responsible for. At one point, he said: “We at the health department” – once again forgetting about social care.

He admitted he didn’t know how many care homes there were in the country when COVID hit, or how many care home residents lived in them. So how could he possibly have known where to throw that ‘protective ring’ he boasted about?

The care sector had been in crisis long before the pandemic – a crisis presided over by years of Tory mismanagement and failed political choices. This left the sector exposed to the ravages of the pandemic, right from the start.

Mr Hancock failed in his responsibility to provide enough PPE, testing and paid leave for care workers who needed to self-isolate. He was warned by UNISON, repeatedly, about the need for sick pay and yet he failed to act decisively.

When the government belatedly brought in an “infection control fund” to provide money for sick pay, UNISON care worker members told us the system didn’t work, with many still left without adequate pay. 

It’s also telling how he relied so heavily on his lack of direct control over social care as an excuse for these failings, but when he saw the vaccination programme giving the Tories a boost in the polls, he had no problem introducing the ill-advised “mandatory vaccination” in care homes, which ironically undermined the roll-out.

He found the levers to make vaccination mandatory for care workers, but not sick pay.

Even now, when the time is right for self-reflection and taking responsibility, he is dodging it and passing the buck.

There are lessons to be learnt from the inquiry. A big one is about the urgent need to fix the social care crisis. A nationally integrated, fully funded system, delivered by empowered local councils, would have ensured a secretary of state for health and social care took responsibility for the whole job. It could have saved lives, and the UK could have avoided one of the worst death rates in Europe.

UNISON’s campaign for a National Care Service got a big boost from the Fabian Society report a few weeks ago and 16,000 people have already signed our recently launched petition. If Matt Hancock showed us this week how care was so easily forgotten by Tory ministers, you can show how important it is to you, by signing our petition today.

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Blog: 30 years of UNISON

1993 was a year of exceptional events. Nelson Mandela received his Nobel Peace Prize, the world wide web was introduced, the EU was formally established – as was the UK Independence Party.

The film Groundhog Day was also released and, as in the film, it feels like we’re stuck on repeat. Although it’s 30 years on, the political debate on the EU continues, and another Tory prime minister is preparing for a wipeout at the next general election. Perhaps John Major and Rishi Sunak are comparing notes.

1993 also saw a significant event, that was sadly, not a one-off. The racist murder of Stephen Lawrence – a Black man on the streets of London – and the failings in justice that followed, was a nightmare that’s still repeated for Black families. And after the World Health Organisation declared tuberculosis a global emergency in ’93, another even more deadly virus took hold across the globe.

But one other positive thing that was created in 1993 has lasted throughout – UNISON. The UK’s biggest union was formed on 1 July 1993 at the merger of COHSE, NUPE and Nalgo, representing 1.3 million members in public services, and still going strong.

In those 30 years, governments have come and governments have gone, but UNISON has been there to protect and defend our members’ rights, their jobs, public services, and has campaigned non-stop against discrimination and to advance the trade union movement around the globe.

And this, our thirtieth year, is UNISON’s Year of Black Workers. At our national delegate conference earlier this month, we presented Doreen and Neville Lawrence with honorary life membership of UNISON – in receiving this award, they join a very select group that includes Nelson Mandela.

Never lose sight of the importance of what you do, every day for UNISON members. Events that happen in one day can shape the world for decades, while what we achieve today will benefit our public services – and the workers who provide them – for years to come.

I know that with our shared commitment and hard work, we can make sure UNISON is still around for another 30 years and beyond.

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UNISON’s response to Labour’s new Green Prosperity Plan

The Labour party announced their new Green Prosperity Plan in a speech by leader of the party, Sir Keir Starmer, in Edinburgh on Monday.

Outlining the key elements of the party’s plan, the Labour leader called it “the race of a lifetime,” and added “the prize is real.”

The plan aims to make the UK a global green leader through a just transition to net zero. Sir Keir added: “We’re going to throw everything at this: planning reform, procurement, long-term finance, R&D, a strategic plan for skills and supply chains. A new plan for a new settlement …  all pulling together for a simple, unifying priority: British power for British jobs.”

Earlier this year, UNISON launched a report detailing the views of its members which demonstrated the increased interest and momentum in the union to take more action to pursue a just transition to net zero. It identifies the key role which public services have in decarbonising the UK.

Speaking of Labour’s announcement, UNISON general secretary, Christina McAnea said: “The UK can’t afford to sit back and watch the climate crisis unfold.

“UNISON has long campaigned for a proper plan that gets on with decarbonisation, fast tracks investment into renewable energies, creates new jobs and saves our planet.

“Unlike the Conservative government in Westminster that sleepwalks from one crisis to another, it’s encouraging to see Labour making the vital issue of climate change a priority.

“The immense change needed to get us to net zero in time, will impact all workers and communities. UNISON wants Labour’s Green energy plans to be part of a wider strategy to ensure a just transition for all.

“So we plan to work with Labour to make sure public sector workers – particularly those in the energy sector, many of whom are our members – are not left behind.

“A challenge on this scale needs up-front government investment, and future generations are relying on the next Labour government to get this right.”

You can find out more about what UNISON is doing on Climate Change, including our report on a fully funded plan for getting to Net-Zero in public services by 2050 and join UNISON’s green network here

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UNISON’s response to Labour’s new Green Prosperity Plan

The Labour party announced their new Green Prosperity Plan in a speech by leader of the party, Sir Keir Starmer, in Edinburgh on Monday.

Outlining the key elements of the party’s plan, the Labour leader called it “the race of a lifetime,” and added “the prize is real.”

The plan aims to make the UK a global green leader through a just transition to net zero. Sir Keir added: “We’re going to throw everything at this: planning reform, procurement, long-term finance, R&D, a strategic plan for skills and supply chains. A new plan for a new settlement …  all pulling together for a simple, unifying priority: British power for British jobs.”

Earlier this year, UNISON launched a report detailing the views of its members which demonstrated the increased interest and momentum in the union to take more action to pursue a just transition to net zero. It identifies the key role which public services have in decarbonising the UK.

Speaking of Labour’s announcement, UNISON general secretary, Christina McAnea said: “The UK can’t afford to sit back and watch the climate crisis unfold.

“UNISON has long campaigned for a proper plan that gets on with decarbonisation, fast tracks investment into renewable energies, creates new jobs and saves our planet.

“Unlike the Conservative government in Westminster that sleepwalks from one crisis to another, it’s encouraging to see Labour making the vital issue of climate change a priority.

“The immense change needed to get us to net zero in time, will impact all workers and communities. UNISON wants Labour’s Green energy plans to be part of a wider strategy to ensure a just transition for all.

“So we plan to work with Labour to make sure public sector workers – particularly those in the energy sector, many of whom are our members – are not left behind.

“A challenge on this scale needs up-front government investment, and future generations are relying on the next Labour government to get this right.”

You can find out more about what UNISON is doing on Climate Change, including our report on a fully funded plan for getting to Net-Zero in public services by 2050 and join UNISON’s green network here

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Blog: Dig out that red envelope and vote ‘yes’ for strike action

If you’re a member in England or Wales and you work for a council or in a school, you have just two weeks left to vote for strike action.

It’s a critical ballot in our dispute with your employers over pay, and the decision to take strike action is in your hands. Every single vote matters.

You only need to turn on the news for a few minutes, or glance at a newspaper, to be reminded of the scandal of soaring living costs that are damaging people’s lives. Mortgage interest rates have risen to an average of 6.1% and food inflation is stubbornly high at around 16.5%.

This doesn’t just happen for no reason. Political choices, bombshell budgets and a lack of respect for our public services are all to blame and have laid the path to where we are now.

Working people are suffering the most, but the Westminster government is too out of touch to comprehend the huge impact on people’s lives.

That’s why the local government pay offer is far from a good deal – and you can see what it means for you by using our pay calculator.

The whole point of being in UNISON is to work together to get a better deal for public service workers. By sticking to our values, taking a stand and demanding better, we can make a difference in this dispute.

We need all of you to have your say, so we can smash through the restrictive anti-trade union ballot thresholds. And when we do that, we will gain the upper hand in negotiations, draw more attention to our campaign, and have a better chance of securing a fair deal for all local government workers.

So dig out that red envelope, vote ‘yes’ for strike action and remember to send your ballot paper in the pre-paid envelope so it arrives back by Tuesday 4 July.

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Police forces in England and Wales could face a combined budget shortfall of more than £700m by 2026, warns UNISON 

An analysis of police financial forecasts has revealed forces in England and Wales could face a combined budget shortfall of almost £721m by 2026, potentially putting public safety at risk, says UNISON today (Friday).

The data, based on medium-term financial plans submitted by individual police forces to their local police and crime panels, reveals drastic cuts to the spending planned.

The worst affected is the Metropolitan Police (£282m), followed by West Midlands (£34m) and Kent (£31m). Together the three forces will have a combined budget deficit of £347m by 2026.

While forecasts aren’t set in stone, police budgets look likely to be several hundred million pounds short of what’s needed, says UNISON.

As a result, tackling and preventing crimes such as anti-social behaviour, burglaries, violent assaults, organised crime and fraud could be compromised, says the union.

Many vital staff roles are already being kept vacant or have been cut altogether to save money, adds UNISON.

Cutting police staff jobs will also severely undermine the government’s pledge to put more police on the streets, UNISON warns.

This is because newly recruited officers will need to do the work once done by police staff whose jobs have now been cut, the union says.

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said: “Without more funding to plug these huge budget shortfalls, public confidence in the police will continue to fall.

“With fewer police staff to investigate cases and smaller numbers of police and community support officers patrolling local neighbourhoods, there’s a risk crime rates will climb.

“Severe cuts to police budgets will leave many forces unable to protect communities or bring criminals to justice.

“Policing will become that much harder and those in staff jobs will be left feeling increasingly anxious about their futures.

“These figures are yet another warning sign that policing is in deep crisis. Ministers must ensure forces can afford to recruit the right staff to fulfil their duties so officers can be out on the streets, keeping people and their communities safe.”

Notes to editors:
– UNISON has compiled the figures from the medium-term plans published by each police force. They can be found here.
–  Police staff work as 999 call takers and dispatchers, scenes-of-crime officers, detention officers, statement takers and investigators, criminal justice clerks, station enquiry clerks, health and safety officers, trainers, and in fingerprint and forensic, press/communications, technical support, IT, finance, legal and HR teams.
– The medium-term financial plan (MTFP) provides the financial outlook, context, and resourcing principles for the annual budget-setting process. It outlines specific service and funding issues over a five-year period, including the police and crime commissioner’s funding priorities. It is subject to annual review.
– UNISON represents 33,000 police staff in forces in England and Wales.
– This story is just one of several being launched during UNISON’s conferences, which have been taking place this week and continue until today (Friday 16 June). Full details of the conferences can be found here.
– UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary and private sectors.

Media contacts:
Fatima Ayad M: 07508 080383 E: f.ayad@unison.co.uk
Anthony Barnes M: 07834 864794 E: a.barnes@unison.co.uk

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Public services can help create a kinder, fairer society, says UNISON 

Addressing the union’s annual conference in Liverpool today (Wednesday), UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:

“This year thousands of public sector workers in UNISON have voted for strike action. Environment Agency, CQC and university staff are still in dispute.

“Local government workers in England and Wales are currently voting for strike action, with others to follow in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

“Council services are too often overlooked. It’s only when there’s no one to fill the potholes or empty the bins that anyone notices. When there are no urgent care packages available or no support for pupils with special needs that anyone realises the importance of local services.

“During the ballot there’s a simple message – vote for strike action. Not just for better pay, but to save essential services and shine a spotlight on their chronic underfunding.

“The strikes involving UNISON NHS workers captured attention and their action won the hearts of the public. The ‘yes’ votes piled pressure on mediocre ministers, who buried their heads in the sand and hoped the dispute would go away.

“The threat of strikes at almost every ambulance service in England, blood and transplant services, Great Ormond Street, the Tavistock and Portman, and Liverpool hospitals made clear the seriousness of the dispute.

“The government was forced to come to the table and put more money on it. Strikers braved freezing weather, standing up for what’s right. Not only for themselves, but for the future of the NHS. The public could see the importance of what they were doing.

“But it’s not just industrial action that changes history. UNISON sorts out wage problems that have persisted for years – for example, winning a low-paid healthcare assistant a life-changing £17,000 in back pay.

“There are also successful insourcing campaigns. At Barts Hospital Trust in London, 1,800 staff were brought back into the NHS. And in Lanarkshire, 400 staff are once more part of the NHS family.

“It’s happening in local government too. There’s a huge re-organisation in North Yorkshire, where UNISON’s leading negotiations to improve conditions. In South Lanarkshire, the union’s won a regrading for homecare workers, pushing their hourly rate to over £16 an hour.

“But wins like these don’t happen by themselves. Too often negotiations go unnoticed. Staff think their employer’s handed them a better deal from the goodness of their heart.

“If this government had a heart, there’d already be a functioning care service. UNISON’s just launched a roadmap to a national care service. The next task is to get a future Labour government to make this happen.

“This year is the year of black workers in UNISON. The Empire Windrush landed in the UK 75 years ago. And a few weeks later, the NHS was born. The NHS wouldn’t be celebrating its 75th birthday this year, if that ship hadn’t docked in Tilbury.

“This is a year for important anniversaries – Neville and Doreen Lawrence are being awarded honorary membership of UNISON, marking the 30th anniversary of the tragic murder of their son, Stephen.

“Today’s also the sixth anniversary of the Grenfell disaster, a tragedy that should never have happened. One caused by corporate greed and negligence and a government that put profit ahead of regulation and safety.

“The government is intent on restricting union power and taking away workers’ rights. But unions remain strong and defiant in the face of anti-union legislation, now making the UK one of the most difficult places in the democratic world to strike.

“This could be the last conference before a general election. It’s a chance to shape the future. Public services are a shelter protecting and supporting communities. Its workers are guardians, always looking out for others, making sure key services are working to protect everyone. UNISON will always be there to protect them and keep public services going, creating a kinder, fairer society.”

Notes to editors:
– Today is the second day of UNISON’s annual conference, which this year is in Liverpool. The event runs until Friday. Further details about the four-day event can be found here.
– UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary and private sectors.

Media contacts:
Liz Chinchen M: 07778 158175 E: press@unison.co.uk
Anthony Barnes M: 07834 864794 E: a.barnes@unison.co.uk

 

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‘We remain strong and defiant’

UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea today praised the thousands of members and activists who have “risen up and grabbed the opportunities of our campaigns and action.”

Ms McAnea opened a wide-ranging and quietly passionate speech to national delegate conference with a simple observation – “What a year we’ve had” – before presenting a list of achievements that were “changing history” and the lives of members throughout the UK.

These were “the picket lines, demos, rallies and campaigns that UNISON has either led, or supported, across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, all through the past year.”

Industrial action across most public services was front and centre of a speech that was often met with cheers and hollers of approval.

She praised the NHS members whose biggest strike action in decades “won the hearts of the public” and forced the government to finally come to the table with more money, and the Environment Agency, Care Quality Commission and university staff who are still in dispute.

The future of our union is in safe hands

“There have been some brilliant moments on the picket lines,” she said. “Our members braved hours of freezing weather to stand up for what’s right – not only for themselves, but for their colleagues and for the future of our public services.

“Hearing our members describe their work – telling their own stories on why they’re taking action – was the most powerful part of our media strategy. It helped the public to see ­– and feel – the importance of what we were doing.

“And I was struck by how many young people – particularly young women – there were on the picket lines. It gives me confidence that the future of our union is in safe hands.”

With strike ballots currently open in local government branches in England and Wales, and about to open in Scotland and Northern Ireland, she urged those members to also vote for action. “Not just to get the better pay that you deserve, but to save our services and shine a spotlight on the chronic underfunding of these essential services.

“Local government services are too often overlooked. It’s only when there’s no-one there to fill the potholes or empty the bins, or when that urgent care package isn’t there, or your child with special needs doesn’t get the support they need at school, that people realise just how important these services are.”

Photograph from back of national delegate conference hall, showing members in seats and the backdrop showing image of Christina McAnea speaking at the podium

Ms McAnea also paid tribute to the union’s organising, campaigning and legal wins.

“It’s not just industrial action that changes history. UNISON wins for members every day, in so many other ways. This past year, local campaigns have sorted out pay problems that have persisted for years. When a low-paid healthcare assistant suddenly gets as much as £17,000 in back pay – that’s life changing.”

She also cited paid holiday for thousands of term-time workers, “countless” successful insourcing campaigns, regrading for homecare workers, and improvements to terms and conditions.

“Conference,” she said, “wins like these don’t happen by themselves.”

The general secretary’s attacks on the Tory government included its failure to provide a functioning care service and “the scandal of so many care home residents dying needlessly of COVID.” She noted UNISON’s launch during conference of its roadmap to a national care service. “One of our top priorities, our next task is to get a future Labour government to adopt it.”

Ms McAnea frequently returned to the “inspiring members” she has met in her travels around the country during the past year, and her desire to empower more of them in the union.

Turning point

Commending the speakers in Tuesday’s debate on empowering low-paid women in UNISON, she said: “These inspiring people are the real strength of our union.”

And on the Year of Black Workers in UNISON, she said: “While it’s important to shine a light on key groups and issues, this is not just, ‘do this for one year and move on’.

“I don’t have lived experience of racism. But my job is to do everything possible to make space for our Black members to speak up for themselves. To make sure their voices are heard loud and clear.

“We will build a legacy – one that grows our Black activists and increases Black representation in our union’s democracy.”

Referring to the government’s continued attacks on trade unions, she commented: “The Tories are looking nervously over their shoulder at us. And we know they are rattled by our movement’s recent show of strength, because they’ve brought in even more repressive anti-union legislation, legislation that would make the UK one of the most difficult places to strike in the democratic world.

“But we remain strong and defiant.”

Ms McAnea reminded delegates that this could be the last conference before the next general election.

“This is our chance to shape the future. After all we’ve been through – COVID, the cost of living crisis – this feels like a turning point for us.

“In the past two years, our service groups, our bargaining groups, you as branches have really stepped up to the mark. You’ve shown leadership, you’ve looked outwards and taken on employers and governments.

“We’ve now got a new NEC, and these next two years will be critical. We must all work together, all parts of our union, we all have a part to play. We’ve achieved so much this past year… Let’s not lose that energy and momentum, let’s build on it.”

Concluding to a standing ovation, Ms McAnea noted that in July UNISON will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. 

“Conference, public services are our shelter. They protect and support us. And public service workers are our guardians. Always looking out for others, making sure our key services are working to protect us all.

“But who protects them – who protects our guardians?

“Governments come, and governments go. But UNISON has been around for 30 years. Throughout that time, we have been defending our shelter and we’ve been standing up for our guardians, when their work and livelihoods are disrespected.

“Thanks to UNISON members, all is not lost. We will keep our public services going.

“Because when this Tory government is finally thrown out, we will still be here. We will still be strong and defiant.”

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NHS pay process needs fundamental reset, says UNISON

Commenting on the health secretary’s announcement today (Tuesday) that there’s to be a re-assessment of the NHS pay review body process*, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said:

“Without fundamental change, the government risks sleepwalking into a disastrous repeat of the shambolic way ministers handled the two most recent pay rounds.

“The pay review body belongs to a different time. It exists in a vacuum, and that no longer works. A more relevant, modern approach to setting pay in the NHS is long overdue.

“Pay and staffing issues must be considered together. Wages are the critical lever governments should pull to keep hold of enough experienced staff to deliver quality patient care, prevent staff burnout and attract new recruits.

“Pay should not be considered in isolation. The review body process has not kept up with devolution either. It’s been unable to prevent NHS staff in Northern Ireland being left behind in the last two pay rounds.

“Thousands of NHS workers had to go on strike this year, losing wages they could ill afford because the pay-setting process isn’t fit for purpose.

“Had ministers listened to unions, months of unnecessary disruption to the NHS could have been avoided.

“For too long the government insisted the NHS pay review body was the only show in town.

“Yet when ministers finally agreed to pay talks involving all the unions, intensive efforts produced results in days.

“By contrast, the pay review body is too rigid, allows the government to call all the shots and is incapable of delivering wage rises to NHS staff each April.

“It’s time to hit reset, ditch the review body and agree to annual pay talks. That’s the best solution for the NHS, its staff and patients.”

Notes to editors:
 *Today health secretary Steve Barclay has announced that work is to start on securing the non-pay elements of the NHS Agenda for Change deal agreed last month. These include enhanced career progression, safer staffing levels, reducing agency spend and improving NHS workforce welfare and morale. This also includes an evaluation of the NHS pay review body process. NHS employers and unions are being asked for their views on the timing of, and appointments to, the review body. Increasing the contribution made by the NHS staff council (representing NHS employers and unions) to the pay-setting process and reducing the duplication of data submitted are also part of the review.
– Today is the first day of UNISON’s annual conference, which this year is in Liverpool. The event runs until Friday. Christina’s speech to the conference is on Wednesday at noon. Further details about the four-day event can be found here.
– UNISON is the UK’s largest union with more than 1.3 million members providing public services in education, local government, the NHS, police service and energy. They are employed in the public, voluntary and private sectors.

Media contacts:
Liz Chinchen M: 07778 158175 E: press@unison.co.uk
Anthony Barnes M: 07834 864794 E: a.barnes@unison.co.uk

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