Austerity
The latest news and comment on economic austerity
The Guardian view on Labour’s devolution plans: beyond ‘levelling up’
William Keegan's in my view
Keir Starmer ruled out rejoining the EU. Now he must think againWilliam KeeganI’m hungry, cold and have multiple disabilities. Does Starmer’s promise of real change include me?
MarieMy generation can barely recall the last time Labour was in power. We need to believe things really can get better
Isabel Brooks
Brief letters
Families in poverty face a real challengeThe Guardian view on polling day: a moment to cherish and nurture democracy
Austerity was a disastrous political choice that we are still reeling from
‘Youth clubs helped me’: Efe Obada calls for funding for centres for young people
The prison and court systems are on the verge of collapse. Why aren’t Labour or the Tories talking about it?
Samira ShackleHunger, debt and anguish: all are there at a Midlands baby bank after 14 years of Tory rule
Frances RyanThe broken years: Tory Britain 2010-24
How the ‘unforced error’ of austerity wrecked Britain
Today in Focus
The 14 years that broke Britain, part 1 – podcastLibraries are a lifeline that we cannot afford to lose
14 years of drawing Tory sleaze and blunder: the life of a political cartoonist – video
Improving people’s lives should be Labour’s first priority. Not that Ming vase
Kenan Malik
Observer letters
Time for the Tories to face up to the damage they have doneMoody’s withdraws credit rating of Warrington council
Thatcherism, austerity, Brexit, Liz Truss... goodbye and good riddance to all that
Will HuttonInfant mortality is rising and births are plummeting. This is the legacy of 14 years of Tory cruelty
Polly ToynbeeIncoming ministers ‘will face UK public services on brink of collapse’
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