Economic experts have demolished Tory claims that yesterday’s (October 29) Budget is “ending austerity”. In a damning analysis the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) pointed out that headline…Read more…
‘Budget for the few’
No “end to austerity” was in sight yesterday (October 29), as Chancellor Philip Hammond’s Budget handed rich families giveaways worth 14 times more than those afforded to the poor. Analysis…Read more…
‘Austerity is not over’
Responding to today’s (October 29) budget delivered by the chancellor Philip Hammond, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said, “Austerity is not over. Despite the chancellor’s desperate efforts at…Read more…
Real alternative
Today’s (October 29) ‘trick or treat’ Autumn Budget has failed to give hope to ordinary people struggling to make ends meet in an economy dominated by low wages and insecure work. Against this…Read more…