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date: 3 October 2011

embargo: For immediate release

No sign of growth strategy or help on living standards squeeze from Chancellor

Commenting on the Chancellor's speech to the Conservative Party conference today (Monday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

'Millions of people are looking for a strategy to get our economy growing again and respite from the huge squeeze on living standards that this government has worsened with deep spending cuts. They will be sorely disappointed by the Chancellor's speech today.

'At a time when the UK economy is stagnating, all we heard were cheap lines for right-wing activists, a re-hash of old policy announcements and help for bad bosses to mistreat and sack staff on the cheap. The Chancellor is not listening to the growing calls for a plan B - and we are all playing the price.'

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Press release (200 words) issued 3 Oct 2011