cuts Articles

The post-budget discussion has rightly focused on the deficit, borrowing and growth. Talk of more cuts just around the corner has largely been lost, even though those cuts (or tax rises) are potentially enormous. No area of public service has been – and will be – hit...

Rightwing populism has been on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic. Where is its leftwing counterpart, asks Anthony Painter BIRMINGHAM city council faces monumental cuts and, following last year’s local elections, is now led by a Labour administration. Through...

I began Business of the House Questions this morning by reminding the Commons that tomorrow is International Women’s Day. It is disappointing that the government has chosen to celebrate this by proposing to remove the Equality and Human Rights Commission's general...

The current issues around reconfiguration of the NHS in London illustrate powerfully that there is a deep chasm between what the public wants from our emergency services and what the future Tory offer is likely to be. Almost every day it seems there is another twist...