The Trades Union Congress has hit back at the speed and scope of the government public spending cuts. TUC chief Brendan Barber warned that big cuts would make Britain a "dark, brutish and more frightening place" at the TUC's 142nd congress in Manchester. The Prime Minister's spokesman said they wanted "a genuine partnership with the trade unions" to tackle the deficit. Most Whitehall departments have been ordered to plan for savings of between 25 and 40 per cent ahead of the comprehensive spending review of October 20.
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