10 essential responses to a dismal Budget
We were going to write our own Budget summary. But then we became too depressed. Fortunately, the blogosphere did the hard work instead – here's our list of gold-plated posts:
The fairness test
Howard Reed, Tim Horton and Sunder Katwala's detailed analyses show how the Budget comprehensively defeats the Coalition's claims of fairness.
- Osborne’s tax changes are regressive (not “progressive”)
Left Foot Forward - Why the fairness test matters - even when you fail it
Next Left
Devil in the detail
Anthony Painter, Richard Murphy, Don Paskini and (on this website) Heather Wakefield look beyond the headlines to uncover some very unpleasant facts – though Richard did at least also find a small glimmer of anti-tax avoidance hope.
- An unremarked absolute horror from the Budget
Anthony Painter (whose LabourList post is also well worth reading) - Corporation tax and the budget: What will they really pay?
TUC Touchstone - New government housing policy: make people homeless
Liberal Conspiracy - Lowest-paid public servants denied Osborne’s £250 rise
The Other TaxPayers' Alliance
Lies and statistics
Chris Dillow and Hopi Sen explore the misleading assertions behind and within the Budget.
- Necessity, choice and legitimation
Stumbling and Mumbling - Budget Reax…
Hopi Sen
Pain without gain
Ann Pettifor and George Irvin warn of the dire consquences of the drive to austerity.
- Steering the ship towards the austerity iceberg
Debtonation - The pain has just begun
Compass
Have we missed something essential? Let us know.
Posted by Other TPA at 03:45pm on 24 June 2010
Tags: Cuts,Deficit
Comments
Thanks Rosanna… - that is a really powerful piece. The link you left didn’t work for me but I found it here:
http://deeplyflawedbuttrying.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/single-parenthood-and-victimhood/
Posted by Other TPA at 04:10pm on 24 June 2010
This blog, by Lisa Ansell is a brilliant piece, explaining eloquently how the new cuts will affect her as a single parent. It is hard to dismiss this blog as just a raving leftie moaning about the cuts because she so clearly shows how the cuts go against someone who is trying very hard to stay in work and look after their child.
http://tinyurl.com/2694dzx
Posted by Rosannablabla at 04:03pm on 24 June 2010