Austerity News

See who’s saying what on Austerity and how different sections of the Press approach the same story.

Homebase to close 42 stores putting 1,500 jobs at risk in fresh blow to high street in The Sun – Go To Article

Police forces are ‘failing the public’ due to cuts, Police Federation chief warns in The Independent – Go To Article

High street job losses mount with Homebase next in line for closures in The Guardian – Go To Article

Theresa May unveils £100m government fund to eradicate rough sleeping in England within a decade in The Independent – Go To Article

Government will spend £100m trying to end homelessness in NINE YEARS, as rough sleeping on Britain’s streets soars in The Daily Mail – Go To Article

May urged to go further in plan to end rough sleeping by 2027 in The Guardian – Go To Article

Boris Johnson accused of ‘courting fascism’ over niqab remarks amid reports of cabinet rift in The Independent – Go To Article

UK manufacturing in recession despite faster GDP growth in The Guardian – Go To Article

Tented Britain: rise in rough sleepers taking shelter under canvas in The Guardian – Go To Article

Seven more M&S stores close as restructuring continues in The Guardian – Go To Article

Marks and Spencer store closures: SEVEN branches shut TODAY as profits plunge in the Daily Express – Go To Article

Chancellor hints at tax measures to help high street after House of Fraser deal in The Guardian – Go To Article

Philip Hammond threatens ‘Amazon tax’ on online retailers to help out high street in The Telegraph – Go To Article

Philip Hammond hints Britain is poised impose an ‘Amazon tax’ amid fury the internet giant’s bill fell and they paid just £1.7m last year despite turnover of £2bn and huge increase in profits in the Daily Mail – Go To Article

Philip Hammond signals ‘Amazon tax’ as high street retailers feel the pressure in The Independent – Go To Article

Online firms like Amazon face higher taxes to help struggling high streets, Philip Hammond hints, but will it put up prices? In The Sun – Go To Article

Mike Ashley scoops House of Fraser for £90m in The Times – Go To Article

House of Fraser tells shoppers they cannot spend gift cards in shops or online as ailing chain’s new owner Mike Ashley says he’ll turn it into ‘the Harrods of the High Street’ but admits stores WILL close in the Daily Mail – Go To Article

House of Fraser calls in administrators as rescue talks fail in The Guardian – Go To Article

House of Fraser has less than two weeks to stave off collapse in The Telegraph – Go To Article

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