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Budget winners and losers: pensioners and households gain as banks and betting shops hit

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The Guardian · Reino Unido · Prensahace 7 horas

How the Burnham government’s first attempt to ease cost of living pressure pans out for key stakeholdersBudget 2026: key points at a glanceEvery budget has its winners and losers, and John Healey’s first as chancellor was no exception. While some gained from tax breaks and rule tweaks, others will either pay more, or had their hopes of reforms dashed.

Here are some of those with reason to cheer, or sigh: Continue reading...

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Tributes pour in for labor leader Dolores Huerta: ‘Fought for farm workers to the very end’

Lawmakers, activists and union leaders across the US remember the co-founder of United Farm Workers unionFollowing the news that Dolores Huerta – the civil rights icon who popularized the rallying cry “Sí, se puede! – had died at the age of 96 on Wednesday, activists, lawmakers and civil rights leaders paid tribute to Hureta’s long and lasting legacy. In California – where Huerta helped found the United Farm Workers (UFW) union – her death was deeply felt. It was in California’s central valley that she laid the foundations for the United Farm Workers, and helped organize the 1965 Delano grape strike – a national boycott of table grapes that resulted in better wages and working conditions for grape pickers. Several schools in California bear her name, and murals across the state depict her likeness. And in 2018, California declared 10 April – her birthday – Dolores Huerta Day. Continue reading...

The Guardian · Reino Unidohace 1 hora