Austerity

Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar (left) and Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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'Duped': Anas Sarwar pledges end of austerity – despite Budget of cuts and tax rises

The National Records of Scotland announced that the life expectancy in Scotland increased slightly for both males and females

The National Records of Scotland announced that the life expectancy in Scotland increased slightly for both males and females

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Over a million Scots life expectancy worse due to inequality caused by austerity

Cabinet Secretaries have gone over Chancellor Rachel Reeves's head and raised concerns about austerity directly with Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Cabinet Secretaries have gone over Chancellor Rachel Reeves's head and raised concerns about austerity directly with Prime Minister Keir Starmer

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Top Cabinet figures take protest over Labour's austerity plans to Keir Starmer

Michel Barnier's French government has chosen to follow the UK's failed playbook

Michel Barnier's French government has chosen to follow the UK's failed playbook

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Assa Samake-Roman: Austerity is the last thing France or the UK needs

Scottish Labour MP Michael Shanks (left) with Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Scottish Labour MP Michael Shanks (left) with Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Scottish Labour

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SNP 'need to check dictionary definition of austerity,' Scottish Labour MP claims

Keir Starmer waves to members of the media after taking a photograph with the new intake of Scottish Labour MPs

Keir Starmer waves to members of the media after taking a photograph with the new intake of Scottish Labour MPs

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Andrew Tickell: No sympathy as ‘tearful’ Labour MPs ditch universalism

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have insisted they have no choice but cuts

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves have insisted they have no choice but cuts

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Don't buy the 'dirty lie'. There is plenty of money to reverse austerity

Craig Hoy predictably lambasted the Scottish Government for its financial statement

Craig Hoy predictably lambasted the Scottish Government for its financial statement

Scottish block grant may be larger this year but inflation has soared

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer have cut pensions, an expert has said

Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Keir Starmer have cut pensions, an expert has said

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Labour have 'done nothing less than cut UK pensions', policy expert says

Finance Secretary Shona Robison said that some £500 million in cuts would have to be made

Finance Secretary Shona Robison said that some £500 million in cuts would have to be made

Read in full: Shona Robison's Holyrood speech outlining £500m in cuts

Finance Secretary Shona Robison is set to deliver a statement at Holyrood

Finance Secretary Shona Robison is set to deliver a statement at Holyrood

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Shona Robison blasts Labour ‘new era of austerity’ ahead of finance statement

Keir Starmer's approach is disconnected with the reality millions of people face in their daily lives

Keir Starmer's approach is disconnected with the reality millions of people face in their daily lives

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Jonathon Shafi: We need leadership willing to challenge austerity agenda

Rachel Reeves holds a press conference following her statement to the House of Commons on the public finances (Lucy North/PA)

Rachel Reeves holds a press conference following her statement to the House of Commons on the public finances (Lucy North/PA)

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Rachel Reeves slammed for 'staggering hypocrisy' on austerity as old clip resurfaces

Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland

Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland

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Rachel Reeves pins blame for cuts on SNP during visit to Scotland

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted she will stick to fiscal rules the director of the IFS has called 'daft'

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has insisted she will stick to fiscal rules the director of the IFS has called 'daft'

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Labour's fiscal rules are 'daft' – they should borrow more, IFS director says

Keir Starmer pictured in Downing Street

Keir Starmer pictured in Downing Street

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How George Osborne laid the groundwork for austerity – and Keir Starmer copied him

Top economists have hit out at Labour cuts

Top economists have hit out at Labour cuts

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Labour 'just slashing again which failed last time', warns top economist

First Minister John Swinney has said that Labour austerity has arrived

First Minister John Swinney has said that Labour austerity has arrived

National government

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John Swinney issues statement on Labour 'austerity' after Keir Starmer speech

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that the first Labour government Budget will be 'painful'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that the first Labour government Budget will be 'painful'

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Labour cuts will 'fundamentally damage' Scottish public services, SNP warn

Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that people in the UK face 'painful' budget cuts

Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned that people in the UK face 'painful' budget cuts

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Labour's first UK Government Budget will be 'painful', Keir Starmer says

George Osborne has said the cuts announced by Rachel Reeves were almost identical to the ones he announced as chancellor

George Osborne has said the cuts announced by Rachel Reeves were almost identical to the ones he announced as chancellor

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Rachel Reeves is a 'mini-me', says George Osborne

A petition calling on Anas Sarwar to resign now has more than 2000 signatures

A petition calling on Anas Sarwar to resign now has more than 2000 signatures

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Thousands sign petition calling on Anas Sarwar to resign

Chancellor Rachel Reeves, and SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

Chancellor Rachel Reeves, and SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn

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SNP demand apology as Labour set to 'finally admit' £20bn in cuts and tax hikes

Labour leader Keir Starmer and depute Angela Rayner have no ambition to reverse austerity, a leading economist has said

Labour leader Keir Starmer and depute Angela Rayner have no ambition to reverse austerity, a leading economist has said

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Labour 'lack ambition to reverse austerity', Nobel prize-winning economist warns

Labour leader Keir Starmer (left) and Tory leader Rishi Sunak campaigning in the General Election

Labour leader Keir Starmer (left) and Tory leader Rishi Sunak campaigning in the General Election

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'Lettuce leaf' between Tory and Labour fiscal plans, former BoE chief economist warns

Wes Streeting was pressed on the Nuffield Trust analysis by the BBC

Wes Streeting was pressed on the Nuffield Trust analysis by the BBC

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Labour would leave NHS worse off than in Tory austerity years, research says

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer talking to journalists on the Labour battle bus while on the General Election campaign trail

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer talking to journalists on the Labour battle bus while on the General Election campaign trail

REAL SCOTTISH POLITICS

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Wee Ginger Dug: How can we believe Keir Starmer's promises on austerity?

Scottish Labour group leader Anas Sarwar told a BBC debate on Tuesday: 'Read my lips, no austerity under Labour'

Scottish Labour group leader Anas Sarwar told a BBC debate on Tuesday: 'Read my lips, no austerity under Labour'

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Anas Sarwar red-faced as Labour manifesto undermines 'no austerity' pledge

John Swinney spoke on the BBC's Panorama programme in an interview with Nick Robinson

John Swinney spoke on the BBC's Panorama programme in an interview with Nick Robinson

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Independent Scotland would not resort to austerity, says John Swinney

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves on a visit to the Airbus factory in Stevenage

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves on a visit to the Airbus factory in Stevenage

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George Kerevan: Whatever party is in power, more austerity is on the way for the UK

Keir Starmer pictured in north London on Friday

Keir Starmer pictured in north London on Friday

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Bombshell analysis shows what Labour's secret austerity plan could buy Scotland

John Swinney talks to Keir Starmer at a D-Day commemoration event in Portsmouth

John Swinney talks to Keir Starmer at a D-Day commemoration event in Portsmouth

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New analysis proves Labour WILL impose austerity in power, SNP say

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer pictured on the campaign trail this week

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer pictured on the campaign trail this week

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Respected think tank says Labour and Tories 'avoiding spending cuts reality'

The SNP have promised to reform council tax but progress has been lacking

The SNP have promised to reform council tax but progress has been lacking

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This alternative to council tax in Scotland would be far fairer

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally called an election but his campaign has not been going well

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally called an election but his campaign has not been going well

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Karen Adam: This General Election can be summed up in 'ABC'

Concerns have been raised after the term 'wellbeing economy' was erased from the ministerial portfolio

Concerns have been raised after the term 'wellbeing economy' was erased from the ministerial portfolio

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'Short-sighted': Concern over removal of 'wellbeing economy' from ministerial brief

Alister Jack speaks at the Scottish Conservative conference

Alister Jack speaks at the Scottish Conservative conference

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Alister Jack claims 'austerity is not a thing' under the Tory government

Scotland is facing another 'damaging decade of austerity cuts' SNP warns ahead of Spring Budget

Scotland is facing another 'damaging decade of austerity cuts' SNP warns ahead of Spring Budget

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Scotland facing 'decade of damaging austerity cuts', say SNP ahead of Spring Budget

Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer

Labour party leader Sir Keir Starmer

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Why Keir Starmer's austerity-lite will not deliver growth for UK or Scotland

Keir Starmer has no strategy, planning simply a continuation of stagnation and cuts

Keir Starmer has no strategy, planning simply a continuation of stagnation and cuts

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Keir Starmer is committed to the same austerity insanity as the Tories

Keir Starmer has sparked concerns a Labour government will usher in a new wave of austerity

Keir Starmer has sparked concerns a Labour government will usher in a new wave of austerity

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'Tone deaf': Austerity fears as Keir Starmer pledges not to 'turn on spending taps'

The stance of the shadow chancellor guarantees more austerity

The stance of the shadow chancellor guarantees more austerity

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Labour’s Reeves is tying herself into a fiscal straitjacket

It is is the austerity policies of Mourdaunt’s Conservative Party that have led to a resurgence of ‘Victorian’ maladies

It is is the austerity policies of Mourdaunt’s Conservative Party that have led to a resurgence of ‘Victorian’ maladies

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It’s rich of Penny Mordaunt to call Scottish cities rat-infested and disease-ridden

Prime Minister and leader of New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses supporters at the headquarters of his party in Athens

Prime Minister and leader of New Democracy Kyriakos Mitsotakis addresses supporters at the headquarters of his party in Athens

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Right-wing victory in Greece proves populism is here to stay

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill has been criticised for saying people need to accept they are poorer

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill has been criticised for saying people need to accept they are poorer

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Expert rips apart Bank of England economist's 'accept being poorer' claim

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a press conference about the pressures facing the Scottish NHS

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks at a press conference about the pressures facing the Scottish NHS

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Brexit, austerity, Covid: Why is Scotland's NHS gripped by crisis?

The crises facing our NHS have been more than a decade in the making

The crises facing our NHS have been more than a decade in the making

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NHS crisis ultimately goes back to Tory austerity - The REAL Scottish Politics

The Tories' lies have gone on for too long, writes Richard Murphy

The Tories' lies have gone on for too long, writes Richard Murphy

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Richard Murphy: We must put a stop to the Tories' stream of unforgiveable lies

Alison Thewliss and Stephen Flynn are the only two contenders running for the SNP Westminster group leader job

Alison Thewliss and Stephen Flynn are the only two contenders running for the SNP Westminster group leader job

Alison Thewliss

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The key policy differences between Alison Thewliss and Stephen Flynn

Jeremy Hunt is taking the horrific economic vision of the Cameron years even further

Jeremy Hunt is taking the horrific economic vision of the Cameron years even further

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Scotland will pay a terrible price for Hunt’s horrific economic vision

LIVE: All the latest updates as Jeremy Hunt delivers the autumn Budget

LIVE: All the latest updates as Jeremy Hunt delivers the autumn Budget

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LIVE: All the latest updates as Jeremy Hunt delivers the autumn Budget

'The cuts to public services, the tax rises on ordinary workers, all these are happening because of Brexit and the Conservative party'

'The cuts to public services, the tax rises on ordinary workers, all these are happening because of Brexit and the Conservative party'

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The REAL Scottish Politics: The poor will pay for the Tories trashing the economy

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today confirmed the UK was in a recession as he unleashed a fresh package of austerity

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt today confirmed the UK was in a recession as he unleashed a fresh package of austerity

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Pound plummets as markets spooked by Tory austerity budget

Jeremy Hunt will unveil the autumn Budget today

Jeremy Hunt will unveil the autumn Budget today

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A quick guide to the autumn Budget ahead of Jeremy Hunt's statement