Austerity
UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’

UN rapporteur on extreme poverty: ‘UK policies continue to inflict misery’
Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain

Battle to save Britain’s libraries as budget cuts, closures and austerity leaves future uncertain
Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice

Disabled people are suffering as a result of government neglect. It’s time we united for justice
Why The Big Issue has launched a new campaign to End Housing Insecurity Now

Why The Big Issue has launched a new campaign to End Housing Insecurity Now
Labour says ‘there’s no money left’. We asked experts if that’s true

Labour says ‘there’s no money left’. We asked experts if that’s true
The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services

The accidental food bank: How youth clubs are becoming frontline services
Austerity was something we simply could not afford

Austerity was something we simply could not afford
From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare

From benefits cruelty to child hunger, The Full Monty shows a welfare system stripped bare
Austerity has its own life – here’s how it lives on in future generations

Austerity has its own life – here’s how it lives on in future generations
Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes

Regrets, we have a few. But this Christmas we must focus on present need, not past mistakes
The government must measure the true cost of austerity

The government must measure the true cost of austerity
Is the fiscal ‘black hole’ real? We asked economists

Is the fiscal ‘black hole’ real? We asked economists
Austerity doesn’t add up and hits those in need hardest

Austerity doesn’t add up and hits those in need hardest
Austerity, Brexit, Covid and the cost of living crisis: The damage 12 years of Tory rule has done to the UK

Austerity, Brexit, Covid and the cost of living crisis: The damage 12 years of Tory rule has done to the UK
Darren McGarvey: ‘Austerity was class war. I want to hit back’

Darren McGarvey: ‘Austerity was class war. I want to hit back’
The worst places to live in the UK? Britain’s run-down towns aren’t funny anymore

The worst places to live in the UK? Britain’s run-down towns aren’t funny anymore
Chancellor will unlock £20bn Brexit buffer if MPs back May’s deal

Chancellor will unlock £20bn Brexit buffer if MPs back May’s deal
Councils are cutting addiction services despite rising A&E admissions

Councils are cutting addiction services despite rising A&E admissions
Funding for libraries down 40 per cent as cities are hit hardest by austerity
