Prem Sikka: Here’s why the autumn statement does nothing to help ordinary working people
‘The chancellor delivered a continuation of austerity, public spending cuts and tax hikes.’
poverty
Households to be £1,900 poorer, analysis of Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement finds
“This Parliament is on track to be the first in which real household disposable incomes actually fall”
James Cleverly allegedly calls Stockton North ‘a s***hole’ following child poverty question
“There is no doubt that these comments shame the home secretary, this rotten government and the Tory Party. He is clearly unfit for his high office.”
Truss-supporting economists call for minimum wage to be frozen, then cut
‘Is it too much of a stretch to recognise that poverty is the CAUSE of poor growth.’
Trussell Trust urges government to use Autumn Statement to protect low income households, as food banks are at ‘breaking point’
‘We are calling on the government to urgently confirm in the Autumn Statement that benefits will rise in line with inflation next April, and to reduce the burden of debt deductions which drive unacceptable levels of hardship.”
‘Government has turned its back on working people’: Trade unions react to King’s speech
“gimmicks, division, and more of the same.”
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.”
Sunak labelled ‘out of touch’ for suggesting people should give up work to start their own business
‘He hasn’t got a clue.’
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
1,000,000 children living in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017, report finds
4 million people experienced destitution in 2022