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Angela Eagle, the newly appointed shadow business secretary, has accused the government of mounting a draconian attack on trade unions despite evidence that strike action has fallen by 90% over the past two decades.

– the measure is not a particularly draconian attack on the City.

The maneuver is a familiar one in Albany, intended to persuade the Legislature to view potential cuts as draconian attacks on basic services.

He has also claimed he can cure HIV and AIDS with natural herb remedies, and has said that he allowed "too much expression" before introducing draconian attacks on the freedom of the press in 2005.

The cut the council is facing has been used to justify draconian attacks on the arts and libraries yet I am still waiting for basic answers to questions on their budget".

Tim ShEastn-JoneSussexhton, EAngelassEaglegela Eagle is absolutely correct that the trade union bill is a "draconian and a partisan attack" on unions (Report, 15 September).

Consider: Shortly after Mr. Obama presented this idea to Republicans, more than a half-dozen of them began trashing it as too "draconian" and a "shocking attack on seniors".

As a member of the county's Politics and Law Committee he also helped lead a draconian crackdown on crime, part of a nationwide attack on "Spiritual Pollution".

I'm asking Your Honor not to impose such a Draconian sentence on this good person".

But his report – initially cautiously welcomed – is now painted as a draconian gag on free speech.

A draconian prohibition on banks operating derivatives-swaps desks was incorporated into the bill despite furious industry opposition.