Poorest areas to be hardest hit by public spending cuts‏

The Observer reports on a TUC study which highlights stark regional disparities on the impact of public spending cuts. Based on an analysis of government indices of deprivation the TUC has identified that some of Britain’s poorest areas face above average cuts e.g. the 10 local authorities facing the maximum 2% cut are all in the most deprived quartile.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/jun/13/prospects-unemployed-north-south-tuc
TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "the government is fully focused on reducing the deficit, but this will be self-defeating if it causes mass job losses and a fall back into recession. The government must instead focus on getting people back into work and the economy motoring again. But with demand weak and our European trading partners in trouble, this country needs investment, not a spending axe."