Jeremy Hunt's autumn statement will "push even more people into poverty and worse, onto the streets" according to the founder of the Big Issue. Policies announced by the Chancellor on Thursday will see energy bills rise, at the same time as taxes are increased and public spending is curbed.
Lord Bird warned of the continued affect on "generational opportunity", saying that balancing the books in the short term would mean more debt for future generations. He said: “The policies announced will only serve to push even more people into poverty and worse, onto the streets.
"We break the cycle of poverty and injustice now, not perpetuate it. The last austerity destroyed generational opportunity.
