
Credit: House of Commons
The government says it has a fiscal hole to fill yet continues to subsidise oil and gas through tax breaks and financial support to the tune of billions of pounds, writes Green Party MP Caroline Lucas
Last week's Autumn Statement made clear that our government has chosen to pursue devastating austerity cuts in the name of political ideology, not economic necessity. When we should have seen a major...
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