 | Matt Dykes is Senior Policy Officer for Public Services at the TUC. He has worked at the TUC for 10 years and was formerly responsible for the TUC’s work on public transport, civil society and public service reform, as well as national youth officer. He has previously worked for the Mayor of London and served for several years in the civil service, while being an active rep for the PCS and UNISON public service trade unions. |
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