Here in Liverpool, we know what northern austerity looks like up close | Liam Thorp
by Liam Thorp from on (#480N6)
Tory cuts of 816 per person, compared with a rise of 115 in Oxford, have left the city unable to protect those in need
This week started with me reporting a couple of things that many in Liverpool already know - that their city has been ravaged by the austerity agenda of the past nine years, and that the Conservatives don't care too much about them and their lives.
Most people in this city know it - and most people are angry about it - but this week's report into local council funding cuts by the Centre for Cities thinktank brought into sharp focus just how unfair this all is.
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