Austerity Britain

The United Kingdom government austerity programme is a policy adopted in the early 2000s due to the Great Recession. It is a programme consisting of reductions in public spending and tax rises for society, intended to lower the government budget deficit and the improve the welfare of our country. The NHS and education services have been protected from direct spending cuts however in the past 10 years more than £30 billion in spending reductions have went towards welfare payments, housing subsidies and socia

l services. The effects of UK austerity policies have proved controversial and have received criticism from countless politicians. Anti-austerity movements have been formed among citizens more generally. As the global economy now negotiates a tough transition, Britain’s experience stimulates doubts about the durability and elasticity of the traditional welfare model. As the capitalism of Britain confronts profound questions about economic justice, vulnerable people appear to be growing more so.