The British people didn ’ t vote on 23 June for more cuts

This week the labour movement comes together – as it has done so for almost a century and a half – at the Trades Union Congress. There can seldom have been a time when unions have been more in need than in this defining moment. In the aftermath of a referendum in which the British people voted – in good faith – to leave the EU, but many made that decision based on false promises from politicians who should have known better. The aftermath of the referendum unleashed some of the very worst of our society. A rising and ugly tide of racism – once consigned to the sewer of the far right, now unleashed into the mainstream. The referendum result also left this Tory government with no new ideas for the future, merely parroting “Brexit is Brexit” as a substitute for an economic plan. That’s bad for the country, it’s bad for our jobs and wages and it’s bad for our children’s future. And worst of all, in the aftermath of that same referendum, we have a new Tory prime minister sticking to the same failed austerity agenda that has prolonged the recession and hurt so many of our people. Harsh spending cuts are pushing nurses, social workers, those caring for our elderly and our children beyond breaking point. But the British people didn’t vote on 23 June  for more cuts. They didn’t endorse austerity. In fact, they voted for more spending. But if you’re waiting for the £350m a week for the NHS – a lie writ larg...
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