| | Polly Toynbee and David Walker: The end of austerity?
Wednesday 1 April, 7pm–8.30pm
Kings Place, London
Polly Toynbee and David Walker will talk to Guardian social policy editor, Patrick Butler, about their new book, The Lost Decade.
The ten years from 2010 have been devastating. A decade of austerity and paralysis nurtured contempt for leaders, institutions and fellow citizens and fertilised the ground for a rebellious Brexit. It has been a decade characterised by national tragedies from Grenfell to Windrush, and food banks to the property crisis. After the 2019 election, Prime Minister Boris Johnson pronounced the end of austerity, and pledged to “level up” the UK economy. But are new spending pledges enough to make up for what has been lost?
Join them as they discuss what must be done to repair the damage to our public services and communities, as well as some developments which could point to a brighter future. | |
