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As Tory logic disintegrates, they double down on their destruction
Although the government is starting to admit there is enough money to meet some of the demands it said were not possible, the austerity Budget shows it's still coming for what's left of the welfare state, writes DIANE ABBOTT MP
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We face austerity, privatisation, and toxic influence. But we are growing, and cannot be beaten
JEREMY HUNT’S first Budget was a continuation of the stream of austerity policies that has been almost uninterrupted since 2010. They represent yet another attack on ordinary people struggling to get by. At the same time, the commitments to growth are meaningless without any effective policies to deliver them.
Perhaps worst of all, rather than attempting to tame inflation, the government has used it to impose accelerated real-terms cuts in public spending including public-sector pay. They also plan more of the same.
The verdict from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) was damning. They described the outcome as Britain facing “its biggest fall in spending power for 70 years as the surging cost of living eats into wages.”
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