Austerity Britain – a brief history

Williams, B

Abstract

Austerity has been a recurring theme of post-war British politics, from the 1950s right up to the present day. But with voters increasingly weary after a decade of public spending reduction, Ben Williams looks back on the modern history of austerity.

Citation

Williams, B. (2019). Austerity Britain – a brief history. Political Insight, 10(1), 16-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041905819838148

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Mar 5, 2019
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2019
• Deposit Date: Nov 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2021
• Journal: Political Insight
• Print ISSN: 2041-9058
• Electronic ISSN: 2041-9066
• Publisher: Wiley
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 16-19
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2041905819838148
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/2041905819838148
• Related Public URLs: https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/political-insight/journal202483
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