UK Austerity

Spending Cuts Not Being Reversed Despite ‘Austerity Is Over’ Claim, IFS Says

'This is no bonanza.'
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The Waugh Zone Tuesday October 30, 2018

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If This Is The Beginning Of The End Of Austerity, It Is Not Happening Fast Enough

Not enough money is being set aside for those that need it most. People with disabilities, people with illnesses, families with children – people who for all the many combinations of reasons cannot work
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Here Are The Choices The Chancellor Will Be Weighing Up Ahead Of The Budget

Will he be able to deliver on Theresa May's promise to end austerity?
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If Austerity Is Really Over, The Government Must Help The Women Who Bear The Brunt

86% of cuts from the Conservatives’ politically-driven austerity agenda has fallen on the shoulders of women - the government must turn around these structural inequalities
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George Osborne Ignored Child Poverty Warnings When Extending Pay Cap Policy

Official documents reveal he was told about the possible effects.
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Universal Credit: This Is What It’s Like Surviving On Benefits At A Time Of Huge Change In The System

'I am spiralling further into debt.'
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Ending Austerity Will Cost Philip Hammond £31bn, Experts Claim

Current budget cuts are set to carry on into 2020.
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Councils Are At Breaking Point - If Cuts Continue, Vital Services Will Simply Collapse

Austerity has been thrown at councils with a ferocity greater than any other area of government - we cannot go on like this
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Philip Hammond Faces A Tricky Balancing Act For This Year's Budget

With pressing needs emerging and Brexit uncertainty weighing on the economy, the Chancellor faces a big challenge
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