Labour announce council funding reforms to reverse a decade of austerity
“Whilst there’s no magic wand to fix what we’ve inherited, we’re taking the necessary steps to fix the foundations"
Tag: Austerity
‘Austerity played role’ in record numbers of children being taken into care
It has left local authorities with fewer resources to do something other than go to court, the head of the family courts has said.
‘Shame on you’: Cameron heckled as he leaves Covid inquiry
His austerity programme was branded a “political choice” that left the UK “hugely exposed to the pandemic”.
George Osborne plunged UK into austerity due to an ‘error on a spreadsheet’
An academic paper produced by two Harvard economists and relied upon by Cameron and Osborne contained serious miscalculations, it has been claimed.
‘Austerity George’ says he would send struggling families cheques in the post
"If only the man had had a chance to be Chancellor during an economic crisis," Jim Felton said.
David Cameron virtue signalling almost breaks the internet
The former PM posted a picture of himself at a food project in west Oxfordshire where he said he had been volunteering for two years at.
Tory education cuts ‘worst since Second World War’
A new report found deprived schools have been hit the hardest by a decade of Tory cuts.
Tory welfare chief: Benefit cap designed to ‘win votes’, not save money
Lord Freud said the benefits cap was not an austerity measure, but a way of winning over voters.
Tory ‘failure to invest’ forced 31% of school leaders to make cuts last year
Teachers said special needs teaching in particular is "beyond crisis" after a decade of Tory rule.