how language duped us into austerity | zoe...
The same misleading metaphors are used again and again to talk approximately economic policy. We...
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there s no light at the end of this tunnel. just...
The government has no intention of trying to remedy the terrible damage austerity has inflicted on...
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cut now, pay later: the floods show what happens...
From a failure to invest in flood defences or renewable energy to cuts to social care,austerity has...
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whitehall, where the view is clear and the doubts...
The corridors of power contain sceptics approximately everything from Europe to austerity. But...
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austerity, not brexit, has doomed the tory party |...
Our economy is sick – and with next week’s budget,May and Hammond look certain to fabricate (to...
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cameron falters but canada understands: we need...
George Osborne’s arrive-uppance in the Lords and Trudeaus victory in Canada propose austerity may...
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philip hammond can t ignore the anger caused by...
As the long squeeze on spending takes its toll,the risk grows of a Conservative meltdown and a...
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the cruelty of legal aid cuts for abused women is...
Litigation in person is emotional,expensive and largely unworkable for domestic abuse victims. This...
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the end of british austerity starts with brexit |...
My budget shows that leaving the EU would transform this countrys finances – in particular the...
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lessons on austerity from all over europe |...
Portugal’s PR vote system put it on the accurate path,says Dee Searle; Greece shows that political...
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the most dangerous cocktail is the chancellor s...
George Osborne is now warning of ‘dangerous complacency’ just months after his notably...
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george osborne s austerity budgets show ever...
The chancellor is becoming increasingly hamstrung both by his political propaganda and his own...
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now britain needs clothes banks too. what sort of...
Children are truanting because they don’t have school uniforms,so entrenched is poverty. But...
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save the library, lose the pool: newcastle finds...
Community groups are trying to fill the gaps but the hacking back of council services has just...
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steel shrivels while britain s balance of payments...
The publication of the worst figures since the war should set alarm bells ringing. This is the...
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spending review: osborne must ditch targets to...
whether chancellor wants government to ‘do more with less’ he must halt expensive...
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there s so much to protest against. how to keep...
We’re all in opposition nowThe Disability Benefits Consortium,a coalition of disability charities,...
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george osborne has reached the point where his...
The chancellor’s maths are finally outrunning his politics. If he doesn’t U-turn he’ll have to...
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there s no reason to accept austerity. it can be...
The Tories don’t have a mandate for what they’re set to unleash. Opposition has to disappear...
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un report attacks austerity budgets for growing...
Study says spending cuts gain encouraged rise of robots and AI and heightened job...
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it s hard being shadow chancellor. howe and healey...
John McDonnell’s U-turn was typical of the peril that can befall the treasury opposition brief. At...
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david cameron s mother has spoken out against cuts...
Mary Cameron has signed a petition against the closure of children’s services in Oxfordshire. The...
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get down from the roof, chancellor: there s a...
George Osborne has been determined to pursue cuts even as the economy struggles. But continued...
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charging old people for falling down is an affront...
Cuts fill forced local councils to save money,but making people pay to be helped off the ground is...
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austerity was a political choice. now it s...
Tax credit cuts,the latest extension of Osborne’s policy, maintain for the first time provoked...
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chancellor finds extra wriggle room in time for...
A £2bn public finances surplus has fallen to Philip Hammond so he could yet boost the NHSPhilip...
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beware the balancing act in george osborne s false...
The chancellor’s doctrinaire insistence on a surplus in both current and capital accounts is truly...
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how council services are affected by spending cuts
As the chancellor prepares to announce further cuts,we hear from councillors and constituents on the...
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chancellor needs to find an extra £33bn a year to...
Tax and spending watchdog warns that Treasury might need to return to its spending squeeze in...
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keep calm and carry on listening
From "Keep collected and Fight ISIS" to "Keep collected and Support ISIS" - any which way -...
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cash strapped hospitals ask for £1.5bn tax rebate
Eighty NHS trusts in England have written to local authorities claiming they are eligible for an 80%...
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pensioner poverty and food waste: your best...
We gaze at your reaction to some of the most resonant topics today – from a rise in UK poverty to...
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italy budget: renzi risks brussels battle
Italian prime minister unveils commerce-friendly tax cuts and rise in spending despite EU warning...
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