Anger is building against the Tories (Pic: Neil Terry) The Tories and bosses tried to spin new inflation figures released … More
Category: AUSTERITY
‘RANK INCOMPETENCE’ Just two of 99 councils have paid out money from Chancellor’s £300m business rate relief fund – in FIVE MONTHS : Sun.
Just tiny Amber Valley Council and Tandridge in Surrey have released any cash from the Budget Day money. ONLY … More
East coast bears the brunt of Tory cuts to defences : Morning Star.
TORY CUTS to spending on flood prevention were branded “penny wise, pound foolish” yesterday after flooding hit the east coast … More
public sector cash crisis Cash-strapped ‘squaddies and NHS staff among TOP FIVE workers needing financial help’ says loan firm : Sun.
Loan firm Cash Lady claimed an increasing number of public sector workers are chequing in for payday advances. HARD-up … More
Britain’s young suffer as austerity continues to take its toll : Guardian.
Guardian readers respond to cuts to mental health and youth services, maternity ward closures, and benefits changes ‘Increased risk from … More
No new patients, say half of GPs: Family doctors plan to suspend all registrations as a form of industrial action over funding cuts : Daily Mail.
Doctors across England are voting on collectively suspending all registrations An early poll suggets 51 per cent are planning to … More
‘Communities under siege!’ FURY as cutbacks force four in 10 police stations to close : Express.
NEARLY 400 police stations across England and Wales have closed in the past seven years as a result of brutal … More
Scotland should not have to pay twice to mitigate brutal Tory policies, says Mhairi Black : Daily Record.
Our columnist is furious that the Scottish Parliament has to fill in financial gaps to give people what they are … More
LOAD OF CAP Government spent £5billion on temps and consultants in 2016 despite the ‘cap’ on public sector pay : Sun.
Lib Dem chief Vince Cable describes it as a ‘scandalous waste of public money’ A “SCANDALOUS” £5 billion was spent … More
Strikers in Brum refuse to be trashed by council : Socialist Worker.
Solidarity on the picket line Bin workers in Birmingham are waging a heroic fight against the Labour council’s funding cuts. … More
Government slammed as illegal Tory benefit cap punishes single mums the most : Daily Record.
Labour call for lift in limit after analysis showed single parent families made up two third of affected Scottish household, … More
Tax collectors push for better than 1% : Morning Star.
Thousands of HMRC staff declare war on public-sector pay cap THOUSANDS of tax office staff will stage payday protests across … More
‘I wonder if it’s worth getting up’: life in Corby, the debt capital of Britain : Express.
In the Northamptonshire town, charities and council workers face the daily consequences of the rising spiral of borrowing sweeping across … More
Tories were warned about anger at austerity before the election : Guardian.
MPs warn that Corbyn has identified “the right grievances” as damning findings of internal research are revealed Frances O’Grady (centre), … More
REVEALED: More than quarter of a million Scots have accepted emergency state handouts : Express.
MORE than quarter of a million Scots have accepted emergency state handouts to buy nappies, food and to pay heating … More
Housing benefit cuts spark row as Emmanuel Macron’s poll ratings fall : Guardian.
Students and opposition party demand French president withdraw cost-cutting measure as he’s accused of targeting poor President Macron was accused … More
DEBT MOUNTAIN The black hole in the nation’s finances deepened by £2bn last month as borrowing rocketed – leaving a debt of £65,000 for every household in Britain : Sun.
ONS revealed public sector net borrowing increased to £6.9bn in June compared with same month last year. THE black hole … More
I have to work two jobs to make ends meet but I’m lucky – there are homeless people dying on our streets : Mirror.
As part of our Road to Wigan Pier 2017 project, 80 years on from the publication of George Orwell’s essay, … More
It’s time to listen : Morning Star.
Britain’s vital public-sector workers are going hungry and without heat. The Tories can’t ignore their pleas anymore PRISON OFFICERS have … More
Top 1% of households in UK fully recovered from financial crisis : Guardian.
Rest of British population, especially young and those renting homes, still struggling, says Resolution Foundation The Trussell Trust foodbank in … More