An end to austerity? It’s a nice line – but one budget can’t undo the damage | Simon Wren-Lewis
by Simon Wren-Lewis from on (#50KXF)
Yes, George Osborne's calamitous public spending cuts have been halted by Rishi Sunak. But the chancellor hasn't reversed them
Did Rishi Sunak's budget mark an end to austerity? It wouldn't be the first time. During the past three years, successive government budgets have supposedly "ended austerity". So why is it that the end of austerity never actually arrives?
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