5 ways in which Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement failed ordinary workers and the vulnerable
The blame for 12 years of sluggish growth and deteriorating public services lies squarely with the government.
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Diane Abbott MP: The government’s economic plans leave me fearing for my constituents
‘The cuts and tax increases that are coming must be opposed’.
There is no economic case for austerity. Here’s why.
‘The last twelve years of cuts in public spending, have failed to deliver economic growth, prosperity, or resilience to household budgets.’
Wera Hobhouse MP: Truss is gone, but Trussonomics lives on in a Bill that will destroy independent financial regulation
While we have witnessed the drama and turbulence of recent weeks, a process of comparable significance to our economic future has been quietly proceeding in the background.
EXCLUSIVE: Majority of voters blame Tories for crashing the economy, rather than other factors, poll finds
63% of those surveyed believe the government is either solely to blame or mostly to blame for the current economic turmoil, despite the insistence of both the prime minister and senior Tory ministers that international events beyond their control are to blame
Kwasi Kwarteng blames ‘pressure of Queen’s death’ for his disastrous mini-budget
Yet another excuse…
Economist who backs Liz Truss says: “I don’t care about equality issues. I have no interest in equality.”
“I don’t care about equality issues. I have no interest in equality. I think it’s an incorrect policy objective. I don’t think it’s either morally or economically sound as a policy objective.”
Liz Truss left humiliated and speechless in series of local radio interviews trying to defend disastrous policies
“Where have you been”
IMF urges Tory government to reverse huge tax cuts that ‘will likely increase inequality’
‘The IMF statement is very serious, and it shows just what a mess the government have made of the economy.’
5 key takeaways from Rachel Reeves’s speech, including a hike to the minimum wage
‘The last Labour government delivered Britain’s first ever national minimum wage. The next Labour government will introduce a genuine living wage.’