Voters already back Labour's view that the economy is too fragile to bear such austerity, according to opinion polls.
European governments are already struggling to bear harsh austerity measures imposed by the European Commission and other creditors to reduce their massive public debt load, which is hovering at around 90% of Europe's GDP.
By this criteria too, some of London's most hard-pressed boroughs are again to bear the largest austerity burdens.
But against this gloomy backdrop, with spending – particularly in town halls – destined to dip even further, as councils bear the brunt of austerity piled on austerity, the caring, communitarian ethos of the public sector often shines through.
Jeremy Corbyn is leading a cross-party effort to force ministers to publish details of the impact of their policies broken down by gender, race, age, disability, class and region, after analysis showed women continue to bear the brunt of austerity.
But with the first cuts beginning to bite, economists and women's groups warn that women are likely to bear the brunt of austerity: as public sector employees, as retirees who live longer than men and thus rely more on health care and social security, and as mothers whose decision to work depends on affordable child care.
According to the Centre for Cities thinktank, Barnsley council spending has reduced by 40% over eight years – around four times the average reduction faced by cities in the south-east – since the coalition decided in 2010 that local government would bear the brunt of austerity and the poorest boroughs would shoulder the biggest cuts.
A month into sequestration, Kansans are now beginning to bear the pain of austerity.
Decent on regulation, and better than your average bear on jobs versus austerity.
Under his budget plan Democratic priorities would bear the brunt of austerity cuts, and national security would be spared.
