Austerity

'Horrendous' Tory Welfare Cuts Linked To Suicides, Says John McDonnell

'The sanctions often impact on people with mental health conditions hardest.'
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Austerity Has Left The Police Apologising To Crime Victims – Three Officers Explain Why

'The public deserve better than they are getting.'
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The Waugh Zone Tuesday September 4, 2018

The five things you need to know about politics today
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‘It’s Taken So Much Stress Out Of My Life’: What School Uniform Exchanges Mean To Parents

Austerity Bites: The projects are helping families afford basics for their children.
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'We’ve Hit Rock Bottom': Bristol's Last Residential Drug Rehab Centre To Close Its Doors

As Chandos House faces the end, a former resident reflects on how it saved his life.
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Deaths Rise As Two-Thirds Of Local Authorities Cut Spending On Drug And Alcohol Rehab

Austerity Bites: Councils reduce funding for residential treatment by as much as 58%.
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A Real Living Wage Would Boost Local Economies And Reduce The Scourge Of Low Pay

A rise for even a quarter of those paid below the real Living Wage would mean an annual bump of over £1,700 for half a million people
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Austerity Bites: Westminster Is Brexit Blind But Across The Country People Are Struggling With More Tangible Problems

Why HuffPost UK is again focusing on the impacts of austerity
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This Is How Eight Years Of Spending Cuts Have Affected The Welfare State

Austerity Bites: The savings from deep cuts in spending have been blown away by Brexit
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Post-It Notes Reveal Anguish Of Disabled Man Who Killed Himself After £20 Benefit Cut

Austerity Bites: 'I don’t know how anyone could be expected to live on that amount of money.'
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