Public sector cuts

Britain is addicted to prisons. Our crumbling probation service proves they don’t work | Polly Toynbee

by The Guardian | Oct 16, 2026 | Crime, Law, Prisons and probation, Public sector cuts, Society, Staff shortages, The Guardian, UK criminal justice, UK news | 0 |

The current system is unable to quench the public thirst for locking people up – and certainly doesn’t ensure proper care once they are releasedPublic services need more investment across the board. Every day, another wretched...

Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals

by The Guardian | Oct 3, 2026 | Austerity, Birmingham, Conservative conference, Conservatives, Economic policy, Economics, Kemi Badenoch, Labour, Margaret Thatcher, Politics, Public sector cuts, Public services policy, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told party members last year he had discussed making further savings if they win next electionThe Conservatives are planning to make sweeping cuts beyond the £47bn announced last year...

Reform UK showcase Kent council faces ‘extreme risk’ after passing first budget

by The Guardian | Feb 13, 2026 | Kent, Local government, Politics, Public finance, Public sector cuts, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Councillors vote for 3.99% council tax increase while mounting ‘attack on the vulnerable’, opposition saysReform UK’s showcase council in Kent faces “extreme risk” and “instability”, opposition politicians have warned, after it...

Reform UK’s Kent council faces ‘extreme risk’ after passing first budget

by The Guardian | Feb 13, 2026 | Kent, Local government, Politics, Public finance, Public sector cuts, Reform UK, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Councillors vote for 3.99% council tax increase while mounting ‘attack on the vulnerable’, opposition saysReform UK’s showcase council in Kent faces “extreme risk” and “instability”, opposition politicians have warned, after it...

Nearly 100,000 adults in England denied state-funded social care due to cuts

by The Guardian | Jun 25, 2025 | Care workers, Carers, Disability, England, Health, Older people, Politics, Public finance, Public sector cuts, Public services policy, Social care, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: Number of people receiving subsidised care has fallen far more quickly than the country’s disability rate, analysis findsNearly 100,000 adults have been denied government-funded social care because of a decade’s worth...

Keir Starmer confirms U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts

by The Guardian | May 21, 2025 | Benefits, Energy bills, Fuel poverty, Household bills, Keir Starmer, Labour, Money, Older people, Politics, Poverty, Public sector cuts, Public services policy, Society, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Government to loosen eligibility rules for pensioners in face of backlash against decision to means test benefitUK politics live – latest updates Keir Starmer has confirmed that he wants more pensioners to be eligible for winter...

Thousands of jobs at risk in shake-up of English councils, Unison warns

by The Guardian | Mar 20, 2025 | England, Local government, Politics, Public finance, Public sector cuts, Public services policy, Society, The Guardian, Trade unions, UK news, Unison | 0 |

Union says it will be a ‘travesty if crucial public services are shut down’ in mergers of some county and district bodiesUK politics live – latest updatesThousands of English council jobs are at risk in a shake-up of local...

Investment in UK’s crumbling public services is pro-growth, says pensions minister

by The Guardian | Feb 20, 2025 | Business, Economic growth (GDP), Economics, Labour, NHS, Pensions industry, Politics, Public finance, Public sector cuts, Public services policy, Swansea, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news, Wales | 0 |

Exclusive: Torsten Bell defends Labour’s spending plans, saying ‘the status quo is economically and morally bankrupt’Britain’s crumbling public services are bad for business, and spending more taxpayers’ money to fix them is a...

Mergers of English councils could lead to tax rises due to high debt levels

by The Guardian | Feb 10, 2025 | Angela Rayner, Business, Labour, Local government, Politics, Public finance, Public sector cuts, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Labour’s ‘devolution revolution’ aims to simplify local authorities but will force some to combine with others in severe financial distressPeople in areas neighbouring bankrupt councils in England risk seeing their council taxes...

Reeves mulls deeper cuts to public services as borrowing costs soar

by The Guardian | Jan 9, 2025 | Business, Economic policy, Economics, Politics, Public finance, Public sector cuts, Public services policy, Rachel Reeves, Society, Tax and spending, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Chancellor could slash departmental spending in spring after ruling out tax increase, officials revealRachel Reeves is considering imposing steeper cuts to public services to repair the government’s finances after a bruising...

Ministers planning to cut more than 10,000 civil service jobs

by The Guardian | Dec 11, 2024 | Civil service, Politics, Public sector cuts, Public services policy, Society, The Guardian, UK news | 0 |

Exclusive: Sources say there is belief that service has become too big after growing during Brexit and pandemic yearsMinisters are planning to cut more than 10,000 civil service jobs as Whitehall departments battle to stay...

Creaking public services are costing companies in absent staff, employers tell TUC

by The Guardian | Oct 28, 2024 | Business, Childcare, Health, Health policy, Money, NHS, Politics, Productivity, Public finance, Public sector cuts, Public services policy, Social care, Society, The Guardian, Trade unions, TUC, UK news, Work & careers | 0 |

Union group urges chancellor to better fund health, social care and childcare to get staff back to work and boost productivityUK businesses are losing staff working time because of waits for healthcare or caring duties due to...

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