Article 6P847 We are public sector workers – this is how more cuts would wreck our NHS, courts, councils and universities | The panel

We are public sector workers – this is how more cuts would wreck our NHS, courts, councils and universities | The panel

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Emma Vincent Miller, Catherine Fletcher, Minesh Pa
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After years of austerity, the government's plans imply another reduction in funding that public services simply cannot take

The Resolution Foundation has estimated that Labour's spending plans commit the party to around 18bn of annual budget cuts over the next parliament. As they stand, these would affect unprotected" areas of government such as the Department for Work and Pensions, the Ministry of Justice, local councils and higher education - and a funding shortfall for a depleted NHS. Ahead of this week's king's speech, when the new government will lay out its legislative agenda, five public sector workers give their verdict on Labour's approach.

Emma Vincent Miller is a solicitor at Osbornes Law

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