Sentences with phrase «continued austerity»

Osborne's forecasts of continued austerity in the next parliament, a media and public discourse which continues to harden public opinion against claimants, and an ongoing failure to fix underlying causes of social security spend — by building houses and creating well - paying jobs — all mean that our social security system is heading in the direction of much more short - termism.

Assuming the coalition continues its austerity drive at the same pace as that seen in the period covered by the 2010 comprehensive spending review, all government departments will have to make cuts of 1.6 %.

Whether or not Greeks accept continued austerity in order to retain the euro in the June 17 election will be the bellwether for what follows.

With continued austerity no longer a dividing line between the two main parties, Labour now probably has more to offer than do the Conservatives.

However, for every step forward the governor takes in addressing some critical issues, he takes two steps back by continuing his austerity spending at a time when we need to be investing in New York and by conditioning positive proposals on toxic and often unrelated requirements.

One option is to defend continued austerity, as the Chancellor Philip Hammond has tried to do, claiming that he was frustrated to be unable to speak out more during the election campaign.

There is a similar divide between those who accept the need for continued austerity and spending cuts (45 %) and those who think either that no further cuts are needed (35 %) or that they were never necessary in the first place (20 %).

On tonight's showing, I have to reluctantly concede; that Owen Smith would be much more effective at persuading the average man or woman in the street that they should trust Labour with the economy and that massive borrowing - to fuel massive investment, is more prudent than continued austerity under the Tories.

But while there may be more jobs for graduates, the lingering effects of the slump and continued austerity mean that those first graduate pay cheques remain depressed.

Is the worst of the recession over or will years of continuing austerity and the unresolved $ uro situation mean that the economy will remain stuck in stagnation?

Given this, the real choice is simply to either stay with the status quo with continued austerity and deflationary policies, or leave.

But Hawkins says the letter from Division of Budget Director Bob Megna is a sign Cuomo wants to continue austerity spending.

Now that the Greek people have voted comprehensively not to swallow their creditors» medicine of continued austerity, everyone is asking what happens now.

Hawkins Would Reinvest in New Yorkers and Local Community Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor, said that the budget letter issued to state agencies by the Cuomo administration shows that he intends to continue his austerity, trickle - down economic approach to state government.

But Britain's national network of jobcentres is currently undergoing radical change as the government implements multiple welfare reforms and cuts as part of its continued austerity drive.