Austerity
“We know that many councils’ finances are stretched. But, life costs more if you are disabled."
“Between 2010 and 2020, councils will have lost almost 60p out of every £1 the government had provided for services."
Ending child poverty is not just desirable, it is entirely achievable – but only if politicians like Theresa May deliver on their promises
'This is a digital exclusion double whammy' says Tom Watson MP
Ending the benefits freeze and the five-week wait to start Universal Credit would put money back into the pockets of those who have lost the most from austerity
Mass job cuts at councils have gone largely unnoticed by the public over the last decade.
From refuges to street lights, the impact of austerity hits women harder, researchers found.
As austerity bites hard, women, who earn less, own less and do more unpaid care, are disproportionately impacted – especially BAME women and those with disabilities
Knife crime has risen in the last year, both across the country and dramatically so in London. Police cuts, austerity, reductions in stop-and-frisk, increased gang activity and even drill music have been pointed to as possible reasons for the rise. Theresa May has said cuts to police has not influenced knife crime, as MET Police Chief Cressida Dick said it’s obvious that police cuts and increase in violent crimes are linked.
In a major collaborative investigation with HuffPost UK & regional journalists across the country, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals that local government funding crisis has become so dire that councils are being forced to sell thousands of public spaces and are using some of the cash to pay for further service cuts and redundancy payments.