austerity
The Tories are on their own on police cuts
A growing number of services say they are at 'tipping point' and will not be able to deliver a professional service if cuts continue.
The Tories broke the law with ‘discriminatory’ cuts to disability benefits
164,000 people living with mental illness will now receive the benefits they were entitled to all along.
Our divided kingdom is failing unpaid carers. There is no excuse
The truth is we can afford to support unpaid carers if we want to - if the government embraced simple, effective policies like a wealth tax.
George Osborne made food banks necessary, now his newspaper is asking you to pay for them
Phone up and ask the former chancellor - who is taking part in the charity telethon - why he loves food banks so much. Don't phone up and donate money.
The NHS is nearing crisis point. It could really do with that £350 million a week
The Brexit battle bus promised more funding for the NHS. Instead, we may be about to fork out for a £40 billion divorce bill, while hospitals are at capacity and the Tories aren't willing to pay up.
Is Labour’s “radical” new leader in Scotland a turning point for the party?
Scottish Labour are being re-launched today with a strong anti-austerity message – but will it be enough to win back voters from the nationalists?