Severity 5 — Catastrophic💰 economy22 June 2010
Austerity Kills — A Decade of Public Service Cuts
From 2010–2019, Conservative austerity policies cut £37bn from public services. A 2017 BMJ study estimated austerity caused 120,000 excess deaths. Food bank use increased by 2000% under Conservative rule.
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