The United Kingdom government austerity programme was a fiscal policy that was adopted for a period in the early 21st century following the era of the Great Recession. Coalition and Conservative gover
The first austerity period took place during the premierships of David Cameron (R) and Theresa May (L)
Green Party boards signalling opposition to cuts at the Save our NHS demonstration in Manchester in September 2013
Boris Johnson official portrait
Liz Truss official portrait 2
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The Great Recession was a period of market decline in economies around the world that occurred from late 2007 to mid-2009, overlapping with the closely related 2008 financial crisis. The scale and tim
United Kingdom government austerity programme
…The United Kingdom government austerity programme was a fiscal policy that was adopted for a period in the early 21st century following the era of the Great Recession. Coalition and Conservative governments in office from 2010 to 2019 used the term, and it was applied again by many observers to describe Conservative…
A bank run at a branch of the Northern Rock bank in Brighton, England, on September 14, 2007, amid speculation of problems, prior to its 2008 nationalisation
Relationship between fiscal tightening (austerity) in eurozone countries with their GDP growth rate, 2008–2012
Sydney's financial district at night. Throughout the Great Recession, the Australian economy remained resilient and stable.
The anti-austerity movement in Spain, May 2011