Over a million public sector workers are expected to join strikes across the UK today in a series of disputes with the government over pay, pensions, and “austerity” cuts.
Criminal courts across England and Wales have been severely disrupted after barristers and solicitors staged a mass walkout in protest of government plans to slash legal aid fees.
Chancellor George Osborne has said that a further £25 billion of cuts would be needed after the next election, with young people a particular focus of the suggested welfare savings.
Chancellor George Osborne has said that he intends to continue to government’s programme of cuts to create a budget surplus without raising taxes during the next parliament if the Conservatives win the next election.
A new report has found wide variances of how police forces are coping with the impact of budget cuts, with some forces struggling under financial restraints.