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SHAMELESS George Osborne claimed yesterday that an economic slump required even more spending cuts — after boasting that he had “fixed” Britain’s economy.
The Tory Chancellor promised in his latest budget that there would be “no rollercoaster ride in public spending” because strong tax receipts showed the “recovery is firmly entrenched.”
But now he has put Britain’s poorest on notice that they will be hammered again in next month’s Budget.
Here are the voices of DANIEL KEBEDE, FRAN HEATHCOTE, HOLLY TURNER and LEANNE MOHAMAD explaining why they will be taking part in the People’s Assembly No More Austerity demo next weekend
Exempting military expenditure from austerity while slashing welfare represents a fundamental misallocation of resources that guarantees continued decline, argues MICHAEL BURKE
