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SPENDING cuts in Britain since the financial crash have been more severe than austerity-ravaged Spain, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said yesterday.
Its study A Crisis Wasted? showed that the Tories made bigger spending cuts than other European governments despite having stronger public finances.
“France and Italy have both relied relatively heavily on raising taxes, rather than cutting spending, to reduce borrowing,” the report states.
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE
The electorate see no evidence of the government’s promises of change, and the good jobs and decent pay that people are crying out for. Bold action is needed right now, warns SHARON GRAHAM