Sentences with phrase «cut to public services»

It's called the «big society» but it seems to be about making cuts to public services.

Conservatives will point out they have voted for cuts to public services, but not cuts to the number of MPs.

And it looks as if the government is applying the same selling skills of the car dealer to the business of selling cuts to the public services.

The plan includes significant budget cuts to the public services and facilities, such as police, fire, libraries and parks.

If the city doesn't have enough stored away in a rainy - day fund, and there's a downturn, we'll be forced to make cuts to public services.

«Given the fragility of Britain's economy, the prospect of further cuts to our public services, and the Ukip wooing Tory voters on the euro - phobic Right, «miraculous» might be more appropriate.»

Referring to the IFS report, the former Labour Chancellor said: ««The stark reality is that independence would mean # 6 billion worth of cuts to our public services like schools and hospitals.

«A vote for Ukip is a vote for higher taxes for working families, charges to see your GP, huge tax giveaways for the rich and even deeper cuts to public services.»

Like her predecessor, Ms. Notley says she plans to fix this, albeit without significant cuts to public services as Mr. Prentice and the opposition Wildrose Party proposed.

«From running digital campaigns in support of striking McDonalds workers to making viral videos highlighting Tory cuts to public services with the CWU and the TSSA - we believe Labour is strongest when trade unions and member organisations work together closely.

10:45 - Poll after poll shows the public accept both ideas: that the deficit must be reduced, which will mean cuts to public services, but also that no confidence means no spending, no spending means lay offs, and lay offs mean a higher unemployment benefit bill, among other things.

Having been catapulted from a little - known member of parliament to leader of the opposition, Corbyn will now set about apologising for the Iraq war and strongly opposing cuts to public services and welfare.

He insisted on sticking to Darling's deficit reduction plan and argued that Labour should run for the next general election committed to leaving the current government's cuts to public services in place.

The prime minister also claimed that cuts to public services begun under the leadership of former Labour PM Tony Blair and involved «governments of all colours, councils of all political persuasions».

Royalties from the mine would have guaranteed the five tiny villages and hamlets of the valley an income of around 40 million Swiss francs ($ 43.5 million) over the next 10 years - the kind of money that many towns and cities in Europe, forced to make savage cuts to public services to chip away at government debt, would have been glad to accept.

How desperate is the Alberta NDP to avoid cuts to public services?

This is the real background to this summer's Spending Review - living standards falling, growth flatlining, a deficit reduction plan wildly off track and a coalition forced to extend cuts to public services into the next parliament.

The Tories will launch devastating cuts to public services but they are unprepared to tell the public what they are.

However, as in scenario 1 but not so starkly, it is hard (if not impossible) to imagine that the Liberal Democrats would walk out and force another general election because they could not secure greater cuts to public services.

In the context of across - theboard cuts to public services, some of which we know regrettably must be made, arguing against cuts to the arts may not seem the right fight to pick.

A Labour spokesman dismissed the opposition's proposals calling them «back - of - the - cigarette - packet plans» that would result in large cuts to public services.

However, by the third debate, Nick Clegg had lost his joint equal first place with David Cameron in terms of being seen as most trusted to make any necessary cuts to public services.

Osborne's plans to legislate to run a budget surplus «in normal times,» require huge cuts to public services and in - work benefits.

Voters who have not benefitted from the economic recovery so far are unlikely to be tempted to the Tories by the promise of Disneyland tax cuts in a mystical future and very real cuts to public services taking place immediately.

She opposes the government's austerity proposals and is one the few Labour MPs who voted against the Tories» Budget Responsibility Charter which requires a further # 30bn cut to public services.

TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said before the march started that workers have had enough of low pay, poor quality jobs and constant cuts to public services.

Hammond had been under intense pressure to respond to the concerns expressed by voters during the general election campaign about cuts to public services and the rising cost of living, with several vocal MPs, including former minister Nick Boles, calling for an end to austerity.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats will stand resolute against further cuts to public services, and will call for a clear strategy to address the epidemic of loneliness.

Straw Man wants to write budgets with machetes, with «deep cuts to public services,» Finance Minister Joe Ceci says near the start of his address.

The government is accused of «scandalous» cuts to public services as the Chancellor George Osborne unveils billions of pounds worth of savings to the sector while also freezing pay for two years.

Prime Minister Theresa May refused to accept Corbyn's claim that Tory cuts to public services had played a part in the Grenfell Tower tragedy, urging MPs across the House instead to «come together» to work out how the tragedy was allowed to unfold.

The results were quite interesting — most of the answers supported moving the party towards the centre ground, the public wanted to see the Conservative party move towards the Centre (net approval of +41), giving more help to the less well off (net approval of +64), paying more attention to the economy and public services and less to immigration (+41) and opposed promises of big tax cuts if they meant cuts to public services (net disapproval of -42).

The Institute for Fiscal Studies have warned that Brexit could cause at least two more years of cuts to public services.

Say no to cuts to the public service.

Even if the recovery had been progressing as well as ministers might have hoped, we would still have seen the clashes over public sector pensions, tuition fees and cuts to public services - police, schools, the NHS - currently driving the government's popularity downwards.

In his response, Corbyn accused Cameron of turning a blind eye to the «consequences» of cuts to public services and branded the government a «driverless car heading in the wrong direction».

The Tories were promising further cuts to public services and would inexorably ensure further tax cuts for the rich.

An ongoing independent poll of 143,000 working people being conducted for Unite, Britain's biggest union, shows that immigration is in fact ranked last as an issue of concern with working people's top worries being money problems, the rising cost of living, cuts to public services, stress, education and housing.

«Greg Barker has let the cat out the bag about the ideological agenda behind this Tory - led government's deep cuts to public services,» she said.

Is it as important as cuts to public services or revolutions in the Middle East?

What they do find is that a reduction in immigration would starve the Treasury of vital revenue and lead to tax rises and cuts to public services.

Ed Miliband clearly didn't like the idea of cuts to public services, John McDonnell committed to avoiding any cuts altogether.

«The choice is clear — a Labour plan to grow Britain out of recession with help for families and businesses, or the Tory route: help the wealthiest few and cuts to public services for everyone at the worst possible time.

Top of the agenda was the demand for a Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions which could raise # 4.2bn - a-year to alleviate the cuts to public services and pensions.

Given the fragility of Britain's economy, the prospect of further cuts to our public services, and the UK Independence Party wooing Tory voters on the euro - phobic Right, «miraculous» might be more appropriate.

The deputy leader of the Green Party said clamping down on tax avoidance and evasion could save # 80bn each year - enough to replace the cuts to public services.

The lone Green MP, Caroline Lucas, is highly unlikely to vote with the Tories, given her party's commitment to provide «a real voice speaking out against the cuts to public services, for equality and for a greener and more sustainable economy» - which hardly fits with the Tory platform.

When the Coalition government are positively gloating over the depth and breadth of their cuts to public services, and have no coherent strategy for growth of the private sector, what we need from senior Labour figures is a bit of gumption, postive plans to resist, not a self - interested exploitation of your fall from power.

Anne Lyons, NAHT president and head teacher at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, commented: «With this report, we are hoping to highlight the impact that cuts to public services are having on families and children.