There’s no reason to accept austerity. It can be defeated | Seumas Milne

The Tories don’t have a mandate for what they’re set to unleash. Opposition has to go beyond parliament

It would hardly be surprising if the large majority of British people who didn’t vote for the Conservatives were daunted at the prospect of what’s now in store for us. David Cameron and George Osborne can hardly contain their enthusiasm for the torrent of cuts and privatisations they are about to unleash.

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