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16 May 22
Government plans to cut 90,000 jobs from the civil service mark a return to the austerity that hurt economic growth and damaged public services in the 2010s, a trade union leader has warned.
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3 May 22
A lack of comprehensive data is hampering the government’s ability to track how funding cuts have impacted councils in England, according to the Institute for Government.
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23 Nov 21
Cuts to early years and youth support services have led to a “crisis in child vulnerability” with worse outcomes for children and higher long-run costs for the government, a House of Lords committee...
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21 Apr 21
Demands to increase spending after a decade of austerity could limit the UK government’s ability to improve public finances, ratings agency Moody’s has warned.
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3 Jul 20
Boris Johnson’s infrastructure promise offers a one-dimensional approach to helping public services recover from the shock of Covid-19, argues Chris Thomas.
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25 Feb 20
A decade of austerity is to blame for life expectancy in England stagnating for the first time in more than 100 years, according to a new report.
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16 Dec 19
Ministers should introduce new legislation and funding to halt the mass sale of council-owned farms in England, a campaign group has said.
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5 Dec 19
Libraries in Britain have become more reliant on volunteers as staff numbers have crashed following funding being slashed by nearly a third over the last decade, CIPFA has revealed.
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5 Dec 19
Local government commissioners have called for social impact bonds to be rebranded but this might not be what they need, write academics Dr Alec Fraser and Dr Clare Fitzgerald.
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14 Nov 19
The public sector needs to work together to improve the future performance and sustainability of its services, leaders told the official launch of major analysis on government spend.
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4 Sep 19
Chancellor Sajid Javid heralded the “end of austerity” during his Spending Round statement, as he handed out £1.5bn for social care.
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30 Jul 19
Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised £3.6bn of support to 100 ‘left behind towns’ in England.
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9 Jul 19
Comptroller and auditor general Gareth Davies has praised local authorities for their management of finances and funding amid the period of austerity.
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2 Jul 19
MPs have called for a five-year funding deal for roads maintenance to tackle the “plague of potholes”.
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21 Jun 19
Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
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20 Jun 19
Reversing cuts to school spending in England will require a one-off cash injection of up to £3.8bn and ongoing investment of around £1bn over the next three years, according to analysis.
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11 Jun 19
Last month’s local elections in England showed a rise in popularity of independents addressing local issues - but what we need is top-down change, writes communities and regeneration writer...
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14 May 19
Councils are having to restructure services in the face of the most “intense cuts without parallel in modern times”, MPs have heard.
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23 Apr 19
The UK must become “more European” in its approach to public spending to end austerity, a think-tank has urged.
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15 Mar 19
Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
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21 Feb 19
Austerity has “exacerbated” economic inequalities and household GDP has been hit by an average £3,600 this year, analysis has shown.
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28 Jan 19
Northern cities have been hit by the biggest budget cuts as a result of austerity, a think-tank has found.
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19 Nov 18
As the opportunity for efficiency savings dwindles, experts call on government to be explicit about the cost of public services. Dominic Brady reports.
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14 Nov 18
Austerity is not over for older and disabled people as a survey reveals the strain on council adult social care budgets, an umbrella group has claimed.
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31 Oct 18
The disconnect between the rhetoric of ‘ending austerity’ and current spending plans will make next year’s Spending Review harder than it needs to be, argues the IfG’s Graham Atkins.
16 May 22Government plans to cut 90,000 jobs from the civil service mark a return to the austerity that hurt economic growth and damaged public services in the 2010s, a trade union leader has warned.
3 May 22A lack of comprehensive data is hampering the government’s ability to track how funding cuts have impacted councils in England, according to the Institute for Government.
23 Nov 21Cuts to early years and youth support services have led to a “crisis in child vulnerability” with worse outcomes for children and higher long-run costs for the government, a House of Lords committee...
21 Apr 21Demands to increase spending after a decade of austerity could limit the UK government’s ability to improve public finances, ratings agency Moody’s has warned.
25 Feb 20A decade of austerity is to blame for life expectancy in England stagnating for the first time in more than 100 years, according to a new report.
16 Dec 19Ministers should introduce new legislation and funding to halt the mass sale of council-owned farms in England, a campaign group has said.
5 Dec 19Libraries in Britain have become more reliant on volunteers as staff numbers have crashed following funding being slashed by nearly a third over the last decade, CIPFA has revealed.
5 Dec 19Local government commissioners have called for social impact bonds to be rebranded but this might not be what they need, write academics Dr Alec Fraser and Dr Clare Fitzgerald.
14 Nov 19The public sector needs to work together to improve the future performance and sustainability of its services, leaders told the official launch of major analysis on government spend.
4 Sep 19Chancellor Sajid Javid heralded the “end of austerity” during his Spending Round statement, as he handed out £1.5bn for social care.
30 Jul 19Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised £3.6bn of support to 100 ‘left behind towns’ in England.
9 Jul 19Comptroller and auditor general Gareth Davies has praised local authorities for their management of finances and funding amid the period of austerity.
2 Jul 19MPs have called for a five-year funding deal for roads maintenance to tackle the “plague of potholes”.
21 Jun 19Austerity has undermined the progress of the government’s Northern Powerhouse project, a think-tank has claimed.
20 Jun 19Reversing cuts to school spending in England will require a one-off cash injection of up to £3.8bn and ongoing investment of around £1bn over the next three years, according to analysis.
11 Jun 19Last month’s local elections in England showed a rise in popularity of independents addressing local issues - but what we need is top-down change, writes communities and regeneration writer...
14 May 19Councils are having to restructure services in the face of the most “intense cuts without parallel in modern times”, MPs have heard.
23 Apr 19The UK must become “more European” in its approach to public spending to end austerity, a think-tank has urged.
15 Mar 19Local government services most likely to suffer from reductions in central government funding are mainly used by women, the director of the Women’s Budget Group Mary-Ann Stephenson says.
21 Feb 19Austerity has “exacerbated” economic inequalities and household GDP has been hit by an average £3,600 this year, analysis has shown.
19 Nov 18As the opportunity for efficiency savings dwindles, experts call on government to be explicit about the cost of public services. Dominic Brady reports.
14 Nov 18Austerity is not over for older and disabled people as a survey reveals the strain on council adult social care budgets, an umbrella group has claimed.
31 Oct 18The disconnect between the rhetoric of ‘ending austerity’ and current spending plans will make next year’s Spending Review harder than it needs to be, argues the IfG’s Graham Atkins.
