‘Austerity is not the answer’ as Reeves to announce £20bn black hole in public finances

CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves is set to announce the existence of a black hole in public finances to the tune of £20 billion on Monday, party sources s

Labour urged to drop two-child benefit cap

Unacceptable for one of world’s wealthiest nations to fuel child poverty, campaigners charge

Hospices ‘in their worst state for 20 years’ as bed numbers for the terminally ill are cut and staff sacked

TERMINALLY ill people have become the latest victims of Tory austerity as hospices for the dying cut bed numbers, sack staff and reduce home servic

Labour in power and the unions: abandon concessions and get ready to fight

JOHN McINALLY calls for militant trade unionism and overt socialist politics to counter the new government’s pro-capitalist agenda and a looming authoritarian turn that threatens to muzzle working-class resistance

Editorial: No room for complacency – vote to reject the politics of austerity and hate

Mobilising against council cuts in Scotland

With local authorities and services in a dire state, what should be the strategy of the left? DREW GILCHRIST argues that building support for no-cuts budgets can be a powerful way of defending our communities

Austerity was never anything more than a big lie

The last 14 years have completely disproven the economic myths the Tories used to set us on the path of cuts and devastation – we need massive direct investment to rebuild the post-industrial communities, writes JON TRICKETT

Unions call for measures to end austerity on 14th anniversary of 2010 budget

A COALITION of unions has urged the next government to end austerity to mark the 14^th anniversary of the Tory-Lib Dem coalition’s infamo

SNP leader Swinney denies Scottish independence would lead to austerity

FIRST MINISTER John Swinney has denied that Scotland would face austerity if it went it alone.

Swinney accuses Labour and Tories of ‘concealing’ cuts

SNP leader John Swinney has accused Labour and Tory parties of “concealing” cuts plans amid a “conspiracy of silence” on economic policy.