Report reveals 'decimation' of British public service employment

The number of workers employed in the British public sector has fallen by almost 660,000 since the coalition government came to power, with further cuts being planned, according to new research.

The number of workers employed in the British public sector has fallen by almost 660,000 since the coalition government came to power, with further cuts being planned, according to new research.

The GMB union described the cuts as the most "savage decimation" of public services ever seen.

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