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Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC finds | Austerity

Pay packets are smaller than they were in 2008 in most local authority areas in the UK, according to analysis…

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Politics

Ravaged by austerity, chastened by Brexit: how can Britain have influence abroad when it’s broken at home? | Nesrine Malik

Deciding on what the UK’s place in the world should be has been like watching politicians spin a wheel. Then…

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Politics

Austerity doesn’t just damage public services, it destroys faith in the future | Torsten Bell

As the dust settles on the budget, it’s time to reflect on the real task facing anyone trying to govern…

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Politics

For years, the Tories said austerity was over. But look around: it’s getting worse, and there’s more to come | John Harris

A few days before Rishi Sunak emerged from 10 Downing Street to warn of forces “trying to tear us apart”…

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Health

England’s oldest became frailer during austerity, study suggests

The speed at which England’s oldest adults became frailer accelerated during the UK Government’s era of austerity politics, according to…

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Politics

How a decade of austerity has squeezed council budgets in England | Local government

More potholes on the roads, fewer bus services, and libraries and leisure centres shutting their doors for good: the evidence…

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