More austerity measures further contract the economy, driving down tax revenues and making it even harder to pay back the debt. (politics.co.uk)
They were convinced they would get a majority against a deeply unpopular government that would only be offering more cuts and more austerity which the public would reject. (labour-uncut.co.uk)
And so increasing doses of austerity were administered while the debt grew larger, forcing creditors to extend more loans in exchange for even more austerity. (theguardian.com)