The New Austerians

By: Ronan Burtenshaw

Britain is in the midst of a workers’ uprising. The return of austerity aims to kill it in its tracks.

Illustration by Thomas Hedger

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‘Is austerity over?’ the Times asked the current Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in 2019, when he was running to replace Theresa May as Tory Party leader. ‘I think austerity is coming to a close,’ he replied, ‘but the need for financial discipline is never over.’ Three years later, Hunt was the hatchet-man for what has widely […]

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‘Is austerity over?’ the Times asked the current Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in 2019, when he was running to replace Theresa May as Tory Party leader. ‘I think austerity is coming to a close,’ he replied, ‘but the need for financial discipline is never over.’ Three years later, Hunt was the hatchet-man for what has widely […]

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‘Is austerity over?’ the Times asked the current Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in 2019, when he was running to replace Theresa May as Tory Party leader. ‘I think austerity is coming to a close,’ he replied, ‘but the need for financial discipline is never over.’ Three years later, Hunt was the hatchet-man for what has widely […]

‘Is austerity over?’ the Times asked the current Chancellor Jeremy Hunt in 2019, when he was running to replace Theresa May as Tory Party leader. ‘I think austerity is coming to a close,’ he replied, ‘but the need for financial discipline is never over.’ Three years later, Hunt was the hatchet-man for what has widely […]

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