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Hospitals In North West London Will Close

Budget cuts and improvements to patient care lead to fewer, larger hospitals.

Scene from a previous march, by Sven Loach in the Londonist Flickr pool.

Public Sector Strikes In London

Thousands march through London once again, as public workers go on strike.

The scene in Finsbury Square, around 3.30pm.

Student Protests Update: Largely Peaceful As March Reaches End

Several thousand students march through London to protest education changes.

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London Councils Cut 5,000 Jobs

Front-loaded cuts mean losses of some frontline jobs.

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Police Paid £109m In Overtime Last Year

And that was without any of those damn riots.

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Lansley Rubber-Stamps A&E Closure In North London Hospital

Chase Farm A&E gets the chop

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Cuts To Front-Line Police Numbers

Around 2,000 officers and 1,000 PCSOs are expected to go in the wake of budget cuts.

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Public Sector Workers Strike Over Pensions

Teachers and government workers are forming picket lines, plus a march through central London.

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West London Councils Combine Library Forces

Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington and Chelsea councils hail move to save local libraries – but the news isn’t as good as they claim.

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Theatre Interview: Dan Reballato

We speak to Dan Rebellato, Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Royal Holloway about his new play Chekhov in Hell, his London roots, government cuts and modern bullshit.

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Protesters Set To Occupy Trafalgar Square This Weekend

Anti-cuts demonstrators are planning a second (or third, depending on how you see it) camp-out amongst the fountains.