Austerity

We already know austerity doesn’t work – Reform can’t be allowed to put the country through it again.

3 months ago

Islington residents will not have access to hot water and heating for up to 11 hours every day Households in the north London borough of Islington will have their access to heating and hot water restricted in a bid to save cash. In a shock decision made by the council, private tenants, leaseholders and council […]

3 years ago

Rising inflation and cost pressures have been blamed for the cancellations  Major cities across the UK have been forced to cancel their Bonfire Night celebrations due to cost-cutting exercises. Councils are having to tighten their belts due to rising inflation, energy and fuel costs putting “unprecedented pressure” on budgets. The exceptionally difficult situation is being made […]

3 years ago

A paper produced by Harvard economists contained serious miscalculations  George Osborne plunged the UK into austerity “all for nothing” due to an error on an Excel spreadsheet, according to a podcaster. Hosts James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber – from the No Such Thing As A Fish podcast – claim the […]

3 years ago

Good job he didn’t just ‘stick to football’, eh? 2020 was very much the year of Marcus Rashford, who has earned an MBE and an honorary doctorate for his incredible free school meals campaign and more throughout the holidays and the coronavirus pandemic. Now, a woman has shared photos from a young relative who shows […]

4 years ago

Marcus Rashford MBE stepping up, as per Manchester United and England star Marcus Rashford has called upon the government to cancel their proposed universal credit cut, as low-income households and families are set to receive £20 less each week from October 6. However, just as he did with free school meals earlier this year, Rashford […]

4 years ago