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Public sector cuts
October 2023
The Guardian view on Labour’s new localism: necessary work in progress
Editorial:
The failure of the Conservative party’s flagship project of levelling up is a huge opportunity for Labour
Jeremy Hunt warns of ‘difficult decisions’ ahead as public finances worsen
Chancellor rules out tax rises and vows to cut spending in autumn statement as borrowing rises up to £30bn more than forecast
Sewage in rivers, crumbling schools – what next? No room in prisons for rapists and burglars
Gaby Hinsliff
Even as our jails run out of places, Tories push the myth that longer sentences make us safer, says the Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
September 2023
Councils ‘on their knees’ as they face record £3.5bn funding shortfall
Jeremy Hunt urged to spend on public services after inflation bolsters finances
On policing, Suella Braverman is asking the impossible
Guardian Opinion cartoon
Ella Baron on crumbling concrete in English schools – cartoon
Chaos in our skies, crumbling concrete in our schools: grim symptoms of a British disease
Will Hutton
Labour must be bold enough to back a wealth tax
August 2023
The Lucy Letby case must lead to changes in hospital management
Councils can only do so much without help from Westminster
Exit, pursued by stress: bosses of smaller UK theatres quit in droves
Yorkshire council warns of budget crisis as deficit reaches £47m
July 2023
Victoria’s education department cutting 325 jobs to meet budget targets
Rural bus services hit new low after losing out on post-Covid funding
Robert Jenrick going to war with Mickey Mouse is no surprise – this government is anti-child to its core
Polly Toynbee
Guardian Opinion cartoon
Ben Jennings on the state of the NHS on its 75th anniversary – cartoon
June 2023
Children’s special educational needs are not being met
Letters:
Angela Lee-Foster
on the struggle by her and other parents to get the support their children need
Poor people hit hardest by Covid because of NHS cuts, experts say
Worst affected were those in northern England from minority ethnic backgrounds, inquiry told
Cameron-Osborne austerity years cost UK dearly when Covid struck, says TUC
Union body claims policies left Britain ‘hugely unprepared’, in report before opening hearing of inquiry
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