UNITE: Reckless Coalition leaving Britain worse off
Britain isn’t just in the grip of austerity, the country’s recovery is being imperilled by the Tory-Led government’s failure to heed warnings about its reckless economic and social policies, Unite has warned today ( Wednesday 6 April) .
As millions of Britons wake up on “Worse off Wednesday” – so-called because it is the day when rising prices, reduced benefits and diminishing household incomes collide – they must also come to terms with gloomy forecasts from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) which show that UK’s growth over the next three months will be one third that of other major world economies.
With tax and spending changes coming into effect costing households £2.3 billion this year, Unite fears that this will compound the economic contraction caused by the cuts. The union says Britain urgently needs an economic plan B.
Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey said: “With forecasts being revised down with every new economic forecast, there is now little hope we can grow our way to recovery under the government’s one-note strategy of savage cuts to spending.
“This week the government was forced to heed the warnings that they were being reckless with the NHS. George Osborne’s economic policy is looking decidedly reckless too. Unless this government has a serious rethink about its economic strategy, Worse off Wednesday will become Groundhog Day reality for millions of ordinary people as living standards collapse. “No pause, no U-turn – we just need a decent alternative to austerity which is about investment, growth and fairness.”
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Contact: Ciaran Naidoo on 07768 931 315
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