Editor
Sir - I read on the Worcester News website that the Labour Party’s leadership has seen off a grassroots attempt to reject austerity measures if Ed Miliband wins the 2015 election.
According to Oxfam’s ‘The True Cost of Austerity and Inequality’ report, when all austerity measures are taken into account, including cuts to public services and changes to taxes and welfare, the poorest tenth of the population are by far the hardest hit, seeing a 38 per cent decrease in their net income over the period 2010-15.
he Labour Party has chosen not to oppose this trend – therefore, if anyone is against the government’s austerity measures and in favour of an economy that puts people first, I would urge them to support the Green Party.
Neil Laurenson
Worcester Green Party
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