Search results for ‘public service cuts’
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Trade unions demand ‘cast iron’ assurance of no public service cuts
18 trade unions have written to the Prime Minister asking for a “cast-iron assurance” that the government will not make further real terms cuts to public services. They claimed any cuts would be “an act of national vandalism”.
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No public service spending cuts under Labour vows Reeves
We speak to Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves, whose party came out with some new policy proposals on housing today.
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Tax cuts or funding services: what do voters want?
The Conservatives have put tax cuts firmly at the heart of their manifesto, with only a brief mention of the NHS.
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FactCheck: Youth services have seen big cuts over the last decade
The YMCA found that spending on youth services has been cut by 71 per cent in real terms since 2010/11 – or almost a billion pounds.
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FactCheck: extra funding for CPS comes after long-term cuts
We can see the scale of the cuts by looking at the budget allocations made by government to the CPS over the last decade.
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FactCheck: government Brexit fund pledges £1.6bn for councils after £15bn cuts since 2010
Theresa May’s Stronger Towns Fund represents a tenth of what councils lost from central government under austerity.
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FactCheck: Liz Truss said the government are not making cuts to councils. Here’s the truth.
The main public spending watchdogs say the government is still cutting the money it gives to councils. And figures from the Treasury suggest real-terms reductions in councils’ overall spending power will continue until 2020.
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Biggest public sector pay rise in decade
A million public sector workers are to benefit from their biggest pay rise for almost a decade after the long-running pay cap was scrapped, as unions and the opposition accused the government of a “PR stunt”. Teachers will be the biggest winners, with up to 3.5% more, while prison officers, members of the armed forces…
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Osborne: we’ve found £12bn of welfare cuts
The chancellor says welfare system will be “fair for those who pay for it” ahead of Wednesday’s budget.
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Charlotte Church: ‘I’d pay 70 per cent tax to save services’
The singer Charlotte Church has said she would be prepared to pay a 70 per cent top rate of tax if it would end the governments austerity measures.
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Election 2015 leaders’ debate: immigration, cuts and NHS row
So how did they do? YouGov name SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon as the winner of the Leaders’ Debate and say David Cameron came out better than Ed Miliband.
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FactCheck: are police cuts putting the public at risk?
Have we really lost the equivalent of nine police forces since 2010? And can crime really be falling at the same time? FactCheck investigates
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Clegg: Tories are ‘kidding’ voters on cuts
The deputy prime minister says a future Conservative government would pare back public spending “remorselessly”.
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Police cuts: a stark warning from Northern Ireland
As the head of Northern Ireland’s Police Federation warns of “catastrophic” consequences from possible budget cuts of over £100m, Channel 4 News examines why NI’s police still occupy a unique role.
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‘The year of hard truths’: Osborne’s further cuts warning
Chancellor George Osborne reinforces his plans for lower spending – and warns that only further austerity measures can pay for tax cuts and better job prospects.
