Austerity News

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

Tory care crisis means 600 Brits a day forced to quit job to look after relatives

Brexit could put 1.7 million people around globe into extreme poverty – study

Universal credit scores lowest for satisfaction in benefits survey

Millions were misled by Government’s ‘scandalous and fake’ claims energy price cap could save them £76 a year

Homeless shelters experience record demand as government reports decrease in rough sleeping

Academy schools struggle with ‘unsustainable’ deficits

Charity hits out at Theresa May over Child Funeral Fund pledge

Bleak day for retailers as thousands of jobs at risk

Private security guards are being used to detain violent suspects in the Lake District by force that has just SIX frontline officers on duty at a time in an area with a population of 100,000

Deprived northern regions worst hit by UK austerity, study finds

Liverpool and Barnsley hardest hit by decade of austerity cuts

Growing demands on children’s social services not understood by Government despite £872 million overspend

Over 23,000 shops and 175,000 high street jobs predicted to go in 2019

More than 175,000 retail jobs will be cut this year, with 23,395 shops due to shut

Tory austerity undermined trust in Government says damning leaked official study

Nuclear power strategy in tatters as Hitachi ditches £15bn Welsh plant

Philips announces closure of UK factory putting 430 jobs at risk, months after Brexit warning

Philips closes Suffolk factory employing 430 after Brexit warning

Government ‘sneaks out’ £7,000 pension cut for poorest elderly couples ahead of Brexit vote

Tories ‘sneak out’ change that could cost couples £7,000 a year

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