Sentences with phrase «scale of cuts»

«This is the first indication of the true scale of the cuts being imposed upon departments by this coalition Government, and it paints a devastating picture,» PCS union general secretary Mark Serwotka said.

But Mr Hodson said that the gravity and scale of the cuts meant that working people could not afford to wait, urging the labour movement to take a united stand, coordinate mass action and call a general strike if the government refused to listen.

But looking at scale of the cuts made to it since then, it's clear the Universal Credit we have today - the system families will rely on - will be creating, not cutting, child poverty.

The report comes weeks before the government's comprehensive spending review, which will lay out in detail the vast scale of cuts designed to bring Britain's budget deficit under control.

«As the nature and scale of the cuts Osborne is planning are emerging there is a growing reaction not just in our communities but even within the Conservative Party.

Such is the pace and scale of the cuts planned by the Treasury that it remains unlikely that these funds will be forthcoming.

PCS general secretary Mark Serwotka: «This is the first indication of the true scale of the cuts being imposed upon departments by this coalition government, and it paints a devastating picture.»

The fundamental assumption is that power, in zero - sum terms, belongs to Whitehall and it may release some to a local elite if they are deemed to be responsible and can demonstrate they will behave well (i.e. not make too much fuss about the scale of cuts in local government spending).

Because action now on growth is the best way to mitigate the scale of the cuts the Government says it has to make to public services in 2015 - 16 and beyond.

I remember being roundly criticised for spelling out the scale of the cuts which would be necessary to balance the budget.

With the spending review imminent, and the governing parties likely to suffer a further drop in popularity and the scale of cuts becomes clear, both will be worried that the honeymoon period for the coalition, began in the Rose Garden press conference in May, is rapidly slipping away.

The scale of the cuts have been vast.

They were largely unchallenged over their economic plans and the scale of the cuts could potentially ignite a resistance greater than in the last parliament.

Even people in social group DE, the most dependent on public services, are split evenly over the scale of cuts proposed.

Questioned about the leaders» failure to properly address the scale of the cuts the country has to make in the coming years, Tim Montgomerie claimed David Cameron had said more about the cuts that are necessary than any other opposition leader.

With Labour, the Tories and the Liberal Democrats positioning themselves ahead of a possible hung parliament, Channel 4 News asks why politicians are failing to spell out the scale of the cuts that will have to be made after the election.

This was rejected out of hand by Brown on the basis that acknowledging the scale of cuts would cede vital political territory to the Tories who would say that Labour had accepted their critique.

He also warned of dangerous pinch - points caused by the speed and scale of cuts to the defence budget.

Yet it's the possibility of future destruction that matters more today, especially as public opinion adjusts to the scale of the cuts in the public realm that George Osborne unveiled on Tuesday.»

And the scale of cuts detailed in the book; it's suggesting in the non-protected departments, unlike health and overseas aid, they are going to face cuts of roughly another third.

Lib Peck also backed the idea of no faking as she spoke of being honest about the scale of cuts local governments face and the transparency that must exist.

We, before anybody, identified the scale of cuts and the specifics of things that had to be done - on tax credits for example.»

The Howard League for Penal Reform used official Ministry of Justice (MoJ) figures to show the scale of the cuts hitting the prison service, amid a series of reports warning of a crisis across the estate.

Unfortunately, job losses are inevitable given the scale of cuts.»

We, before anybody, identified the scale of the cuts and the specifics of things that had to be done - on tax credits for example.»

Shadow Home Secretary Alan Johnson, for Labour, said any suggestion that the scale of cuts being proposed by the coalition government would not affect frontline public services was «fantasy land».

The scale of the cuts will alarm some members, but are necessary partly because of yesterday's vote.

Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said neither of them were being «straight» about the scale of cuts needed.

To get an idea of the scale of the cuts, consider that in 2011 that's an estimated 12.7 % reduction in the core budget the previous government had planned — and the previous government's budget had already been revised downward to reflect the weakness of the economy.

Labour's shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said she was «really quite disgusted» by the funding plans, saying it was a «drop in the ocean» compared with the scale of cuts.

With the scale of cuts expected, schools would end up paying for services they previously got for free, he said.

«The coalition government used the pupil premium debate as a smokescreen to deflect from the scale of cuts being proposed.

Just under half of partners responding to Legal Week's Big Question survey said the scale of cuts will lead to a considerable brain drain from a sector already contending with low billing rates, with 8 % claiming they will have an enormous impact and a further 40 % saying they will make a small contribution to lawyers moving away from publicly - funded work.

The scale of the cuts is expected to be around # 350m out of the # 2.2 bm budget, which is just over 15 %.