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The shame of Labour’s austerity doctrine
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The truth is, Britain is trapped in Forever Austerity , writes Simon Tisdall .
From 2026-27 onwards, day-to-day spending is not rising for anything but the NHS .
A quarter of Britons think we are returning to austerity, and a further 27% think we never left austerity.
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