UK Austerity
“The government is skating on thin ice."
A Labour Party that is quietly patriotic, uncompromising on national security and takes an axe to austerity stands a chance of healing the wounds left by this government on a deeply divided nation
Ministers want to scrap grants for councils.
Benefit cuts are a form of violence creating more poverty and even leading to death, says academic.
Second World War veteran has been celebrated for anti-austerity campaigning.
After 12 days speaking to people affected by poverty across the UK, Professor Philip Alston, a UN special rapporteur on poverty & human rights, gave a news conference about his findings. What followed was a damning indictment of austerity-era Britain in which he said he found the welfare system to be failing people who needed it most.
“In the fifth richest country in the world, this is not just a disgrace, but a social calamity and an economic disaster, all rolled into one."
There are 1,240 fewer children's centres than in 2010 due to cuts.
Leading expert is embarking on an 11-day tour of the UK.
This was a pause on the storm, not an end to it