public spending
Leadership candidates line up to attack Coalition over cuts
Labour's leading leadership candidates have launched a series of attacks on the Coalition Government over the £6 billion of cuts.
Growth, not “painful” cuts, will lead to deficit reduction
The Coalition should not kid itself that making Britons swallow painful medicine will ward off the financial markets - austerity measures do not inevitably lead to deficit reduction.
The reality of ConDem cuts: jobs & services are on the line
The TUC has launched Cuts Watch, mapping where spending cuts are made & considering their impact for jobs (public & private sec), for families & for communities.
Wolf at the door for Cameron
David Cameron today attempted to make the case for immediate spending cuts. But his rationale is flawed, as the Financial Times' Martin Wolf made clear this morning.
Even the small cuts will have a big impact
With child trust funds and university spending dominating, the full scale of the Coalition Government's cuts and exactly where they will fall remain to be seen.
ConDem cuts – what it means for the devolved bodies
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will have to contribute £704 million towards the overall UK cuts this year.