Austerity
The latest news and comment on economic austerity
UK in ‘worse state’ to deal with pandemic than before Covid, say experts
UK Covid-19 inquiry: report ‘does not go far enough’ say bereaved families – as it happened
Verdict due on impact of Brexit and austerity on Covid-19 response
We are public sector workers – this is how more cuts would wreck our NHS, courts, councils and universities
Emma Vincent Miller, Catherine Fletcher, Minesh Parekh, Rachel Clarke and Anonymous
Labour can end austerity at a stroke – by taxing the rich and taxing them hard
George Monbiot‘Relentless losses’ leave Edinburgh fringe venues fighting to recover from Covid slump
The Guardian view on Labour’s devolution plans: beyond ‘levelling up’
William Keegan's in my view
Keir Starmer ruled out rejoining the EU. Now he must think againWilliam Keegan
I’m hungry, cold and have multiple disabilities. Does Starmer’s promise of real change include me?
MarieMy generation can barely recall the last time Labour was in power. We need to believe things really can get better
Isabel BrooksBrief letters
Families in poverty face a real challengeThe Guardian view on polling day: a moment to cherish and nurture democracy
Austerity was a disastrous political choice that we are still reeling from
‘Youth clubs helped me’: Efe Obada calls for funding for centres for young people
The prison and court systems are on the verge of collapse. Why aren’t Labour or the Tories talking about it?
Samira ShackleHunger, debt and anguish: all are there at a Midlands baby bank after 14 years of Tory rule
Frances RyanThe broken years: Tory Britain 2010-24
How the ‘unforced error’ of austerity wrecked Britain
Today in Focus
The 14 years that broke Britain, part 1 – podcastLibraries are a lifeline that we cannot afford to lose
14 years of drawing Tory sleaze and blunder: the life of a political cartoonist – video
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