austerity
3 things we learnt from Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement
So, yet more spending cuts, a higher tax burden and cruel policies towards the vulnerable. The same old Tories.
UK government is ‘violating international law’ over poverty levels, says UN official
“The policies in place are not working or not protecting people in poverty, and much more needs to be done for these people to be protected.”
Here’s how the Tories will continue their war on the less well-off in the King’s speech
The government will seek to buttress its claims of being a ‘law and order’ party by cracking down on the homeless, hungry and unfortunate
The government isn’t waging a war on poverty. It’s waging a war on the poor.
The British state has declared war on low and middle income families
Cash-starved councils forced to abandon green projects that would reduce energy costs for households and businesses
‘After thirteen years of austerity, local authorities just don’t have the resources to devote to applying for funding for non-statutory duties such as climate change work.’
How Tory government policy has led to more than 2 million Brits dying
Austerity has been deadly