"We need greater public service investment, more action to improve living standards, and a focus on poverty reduction measures" - Richard Burgon MP.
Tag: Budget 2024
Much more Needed to Tackle Poverty and Inequality – the Budget Reviewed
Hundreds of activists joined Richard Burgon, Professor Ozlem Onaran and leading trade unionists for a review of Labour's budget - the positives, missteps and glaring omissions.
Spending billions on defence won’t restore stability – CND
"Far from creating stability, pouring billions more into the military and replacing Trident will only exacerbate domestic and global insecurity."
UK Budget: No Game Changer – Michael Roberts
"The government has found some more money to spend on public services – but actually only an increase of 1.5% a year. The general approach is unchanged."
Labour’s Budget will not undo Tory negligence overnight – Ian Lavery MP
Ian Lavery assesses Labour's first Budget in fourteen years, praising some policy areas while warning against continued failings on poverty.
“Thin Gruel” for HE & Much More Needed Across Education – UCU & NEU on #Budget24
Education unions have urged the Government to move much faster to reverse the cuts to funding made under the Tories. #Budget2024
Reeves’ Budget a missed opportunity – Jeremy Corbyn & Independent MPs
"We will not tackle the crises facing us all without a fundamental redistribution of wealth & power." #Budget2024
Budget: Matt Wrack Calls on Government to “Go Further & Faster”
"While a real-terms increase in day-to-day spending should ease some pressures, the government must go further and faster in rebuilding our broken public services" - Matt Wrack, FBU.
Wealth Taxes, Not More Cuts! Richard Burgon petition reaches 50k ahead of #Budget2024
"You cannot solve the deep problems caused by years of cuts & austerity with yet more cuts & austerity." #Budget2024
End austerity and invest in our services – Matt Wrack, FBU
Matt Wrack urges the Chancellor to end austerity and invest in our services in her first Budget.