Tag Archives: False Economy
Is Austerity Solving Our Economic Problems?
6 months ago, I wrote this post, asking whether austerity measures can solve the deficit problem, and I thought it was time to have a look at what I said in that post, and what has happened since then. In … Continue reading
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Alternatives: Close the £120bn Tax Gap
This post is another in our series exploring the alternatives to the cuts and austerity agenda of the ConDem coalition. In this post I will look at the tax gap, which costs the treasury an estimated £120bn every year, and … Continue reading
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Alternatives to the Cuts: Keynesian stimulus
This post forms part of the alternatives to cuts series, an exploration into why cuts won’t work, and what we could be doing instead. As I wrote in the Will Austerity Solve the Deficit Problem? post, there is a clear … Continue reading
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191 charities and community groups facing cuts across Birmingham
Over 500 charities across the Midlands are facing budget cuts as local authorities reduce their funding – or in some cases completely withdraw it – according to new research published today (Tuesday) by the union backed anti-cuts campaign website False … Continue reading
Save the Derby Railways .. an alternative to cuts?
Defend Derby Bombardier Jobs! March from Bass Recreation Ground (off St Alkmund’s Way A601) 10am July 23rd to a rally at The Silk Mill. As you probably know, the government has awarded the £1.4 billion contract for Thameslink rolling stock … Continue reading
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Alternatives to the Cuts: Will Austerity Solve the Deficit Problem?
This post is going to explore what effect the austerity agenda being pursued by the government is likely to have on the levels of deficit and debt for the UK government. This is part of the alternatives to the cuts … Continue reading
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The Alternatives to Cuts .. part 1 in an occasional series
There is no alternative. The rallying cry of the ConDems and their supporters. No alternative to huge cuts in public spending in order to deal with the deficit that Labour left us, and the national debt, which is unsustainably large. … Continue reading
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Making use of the False Economy website
False Economy is is a website dedicated to helping us fight the cuts. It’s quite likely many of you reading this post have already heard about it and visited the website, or use the facebook page or twitter feed to … Continue reading
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