BUDGET 2021 AND THE SPECTRE OF CORBYN

Posted on March 9, 2021 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged austerity, Broadland, budget, capitalism, corporation tax, corruption, Covid-19, featured, ge2019, general election, government, jeremy corbyn, keir starmer, Labour, mainstream media, nationalise broadband, norfolk, norwich, pandemic, politics, rishi sunak, socialism, spring budget 2021, Tories, uk politics.

By Howard Green

On March third, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced his annual budget for 2021. As you would expect from a modern Conservative government, the budget showed an unwillingness to borrow and spend more than a moderate amount, despite the continuing economic pressures posed by the pandemic, and reaffirmed the government’s commitment to benefitting their rich donors while denying the most basic of help to the victims of years of Tory austerity. Sunak is spending just enough pocket change to maintain the appearance that the government isn’t just doing the bare minimum during the pandemic, but, typically, even this amounts to high praise from the largely right-wing mainstream media.

DOCUMENTING DISAPPOINTMENT – EDUCATION IN THE AUTUMN BUDGET

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Norwich Radical in Student and tagged #Autumnbudget, Autumn budget 2017, Brexit, budget, campaigning, capitalism, Chancellor of the Exchequer, computer science, creative subjects, creativity, economics, EU, graduates, higher education, international students, maths, Philip Hammond, policy, politics, school funding, schools, skills, student debt sell off, student loans, students, Treasury, UCAS.

by Laura Potts

Last week saw the government’s Autumn budget released for public scrutiny. The report starts by stating that the United Kingdom has “a bright future”, with talk of an independent economy forging new relationships with the EU. This long term plan is meant to give voters the belief to take the long road with the government for a better Britain, but their sweeping statements do not at all sit in line with what I and many others would see as a ‘brighter future’. This is as true in the field of education as any other.

THE LONGEVITY OF ART

Posted on November 17, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged adult education, art, artists of colour, arts, arts cuts, austerity, books, budget, catharsis, CILIP, Creative Scotland, creativity, economics, Edinburgh, education, entertainment, funding, Gal-dem, HE, Inverleith House, libraries, literacy, money, National Gallery, National Lottery, New Art Gallery, NHS, numeracy, philanthropy, POC, reading, Tate, V&A, value, Walsall, woc, worth.

by Candice Nembhard

In times of national or personal struggle, we have long since turned to our favourite books, records or films for companionship and reassurance. We find comfort in these creative endeavours – the note of a song or the rhythm of a sentence – that often mirror the nuances of daily existence. Yet, whilst we use these tools of communication, we have yet to fully support them with our time, interest and money. With authorisation from government officials, local authorities have seen their arts funds and budgets cut consistently since 2010. Consequently, libraries, art galleries and museums have been affected most, with numerous closures occurring across the country.Continue Reading

‘DEVOLUTION’ AND THE TRIUMPH OF TORY DOUBLESPEAK

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Community, Inter|national and tagged accelerated growth, Audit Commission, bottom up, Breckland, budget, business, Cities and Local Government Devolution Act, conservative, council, democracy, devolution, east anglia, economy, elections, English devolution, george osborne, government, grassroots, Great Yarmouth, growth, LEP, local council, Local Enterprise Partnership, local government, Lutfur Rahman, Martin Winter, mayor, norfolk, North Norfolk, norwich, public sector, Suffolk, Tories, trade union, Treasury, turn out.

by Olivia Hanks

“Let local people decide!” urged George Osborne in his budget speech last summer, as he announced details of his plans for English devolution. What an excellent idea, as, on the face of it, almost everyone across the political spectrum agreed. Unfortunately, local people did not ask for devolution, had no say in deciding its form or content, were kept entirely in the dark about negotiations, and, in the case of East Anglia, are now to be ‘consulted’ on a deal of whose existence they are probably unaware and which, the Treasury has confirmed, there will be no opportunity to amend.

Report after report, from councils, public sector bodies and journalists, has enthused about the ‘golden opportunity’ to give local people a say in the decisions that affect them. Even those expressing serious reservations have praised the ‘principle’ of devolution — ignoring the glaring fact that when you examine the detail of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act, or of individual ‘deals’, this principle is conspicuous by its absence.Continue Reading

THE MORALITY OF TAX

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national and tagged big business, Britain, british politics, budget, business, corporations, economics, george osborne, Institute for Fiscal Studies, inter|national, local government, politics, rent, small business, tax.

by Olivia Hanks

I’m writing this because I’m unhappy about small businesses not paying tax.

Yes, you read that right.

We all know about the coffee chains and technology giants that are siphoning off society’s wealth and making no contribution; I’m talking about the small, local businesses that are the real lifeblood of every town’s economy.Continue Reading

PROFIT BEFORE PUPILS — SCHOOL’S OUT FOREVER

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Norwich Radical in Inter|national, Student and tagged academies, academy, budget, chief executive, coalition, Community, comprehensive, council-run, democracy, department for education, devolved powers, education, education secretary, george osborne, gove, Green Party, independence, junior doctors, local authority, local council, local elections, lucy powell, Michael Gove, michael wilshaw, national curriculum, national union of teachers, new labour, nicky morgan, ofsted, parents, privatisation, pupils, salary, school, school selection, schools minister, sponsor, state-funded schools, student, students, teachers, Tories, trust, Vix Lowthion, whitehall.

by Cadi Cliff

Wednesday was Budget Day and George Osborne set out plans for a huge shake-up of the schools system. He announced that schools in England must become academies, independent of local authorities, by 2020. It’s farewell to your old council-run comprehensive and hello to corporate sponsored academies — and no, you don’t get a say in the matter.

Along with junior doctor contracts, the majority of the public have not supported the government’s argument on academies — so the Tories have gone and imposed them anyway. Democracy, right?Continue Reading

APRIL 2016

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Norwich Radical in Arts and tagged art, artist, artwork, budget, comic, cuts, deportation, design, doctors, healthcare, migrants, NHS, non binary artists, nursing staff, original design, women artists.

by Asia Patel

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BUDGET 2021 AND THE SPECTRE OF CORBYN

By Howard Green

DOCUMENTING DISAPPOINTMENT – EDUCATION IN THE AUTUMN BUDGET

THE LONGEVITY OF ART

‘DEVOLUTION’ AND THE TRIUMPH OF TORY DOUBLESPEAK

THE MORALITY OF TAX

APRIL 2016

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