There is such a thing as society
To fix this country after 14 years of Tory ruin, we’re going to need to start saying as much.
ByAusterity is a set of Conservative political-economic policies that cut government spending and increase taxes. These polices aim to reducing government budget deficits and the role of the welfare state. In the UK, austerity has been implemented from 2010 to 2019 under the Coalition and Conservative governments, and again in 2021 to the present. Here you can find all of our latest news, analysis and comment about austerity.
To fix this country after 14 years of Tory ruin, we’re going to need to start saying as much.
ByThe abolition of the Audit Commission, and the squeeze on local authority budgets, has doubled the sector's liabilities.
ByThe former child protection lawyer on how overstretched social services endanger families.
ByThe legacy of 14 years in power is hanging heavily on the party.
ByHeed Germany's lesson: when austerity bites, investment is the first thing to go.
ByTo reduce the rise in economic inactivity, people need holistic support not punitive sanctions.
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ByConservative MPs are demanding emergency funding in response to devolved finance proposals that penalise poorer councils.
ByAfter years of Tory cuts, Labour needs to repair the relationship between government and civil society.
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ByIf all Keir Starmer’s party promises is a second age of austerity, voters will soon abandon it.
ByThe new Foreign Secretary is the architect of low-productivity, low-investment, low-waged Britain. It’s time to break with the failed experiment.
ByDespite staffing levels increasing over the past 13 years, the health service’s supply is not keeping up with demand.
ByNational government blames local mismanagement, but the problems in local authorities stem from years of underinvestment.
ByWe need to rewire our politics to create the fairer society Labour was formed to strive for.
ByWe are still paying the price for cuts to public services – we must boost power locally to redress this.
ByThe Lib Dem leader on where his party now stands on Europe and whether he regrets backing austerity.
ByThe professor of health inequalities on telling the truth, knowing the numbers, and staying close to the evidence.
ByPublic discussion is now focused on the Conservatives’ biggest weakness: the cost of austerity.
ByThe political fallout from the reimposition of the EU’s fiscal rules will be toxic.
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