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Public sector cuts
August 2024
Scotland scraps universal winter fuel payment and prepares for more cuts
Challenges to deprivation of liberty orders in England soar by a third
July 2024
Today in Focus
Rachel Reeves and the £22bn black hole – podcast
Reeves accuses Hunt of £22bn lie; nonsense, he says. What’s the truth?
Rachel Reeves pursues political prize over £22bn financial hole
Rachel Reeves goes back to the future with her public finances statement
UK public finances show £22bn fiscal hole, says Rachel Reeves - video
Reeves scraps social care cap and some winter fuel payments to plug ‘£22bn hole’
Five key workers on how Labour can fix Britain, from the NHS to prisons
Labour must take immediate action to deliver on workers’ rights, says union chief
Path to power
Hope in short supply: what our election reporters found out as they travelled the UK
Austerity was a disastrous political choice that we are still reeling from
May 2024
‘A kick in the teeth’: Leeds artists fear loss of spaces is killing cultural scene
Council spending cuts are forcing studios and venues to close, driving out the city’s creative businesses
April 2024
Headteachers forced to mend desks and unblock toilets after cuts in England
Exclusive: School leaders say they have had to take on additional role as caretaker because they can no longer afford staff
The Guardian view on Sunak’s spending pledges: a Potemkin village of pretend policy
Editorial:
A desperate prime minister has given up trying to meaningfully account for the money he is putting into pre-election promises
The Guardian view on local councils: they must meet the needs of communities, not just Whitehall
From HS2 to the NHS, Britain doesn’t cut costs. Disastrously, it just cuts corners
Phillip Inman
Universities are a vital public asset. We must save them
March 2024
Britain’s universities are in freefall – and saving them will take more than funding
Gaby Hinsliff
The Guardian view on public spending: governments should invest in people as well as things
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