Sentence examples for brunt of austerity from inspiring English sources

Social tenants have taken the brunt of austerity since the credit crunch hit in 2008.

We have a generation who have borne the brunt of austerity.

George Osborne denied that the poor were bearing the brunt of austerity as he defended his mini-budget today.

I hope this will be fantastic news for a sector that has seen disproportionate cuts, and more importantly for women, who have borne the brunt of austerity.

But it is those families who have to rely for a month or two or a year or two on the state to get by who have really borne the brunt of austerity.

Women have had to endure the brunt of austerity cuts and we want to bring forward a concrete programme that addresses the impact of austerity and discrimination of women in our economy".

The real fear in Brussels and Berlin is not that people in countries such as Spain and Portugal who have taken the brunt of eurozone austerity will oppose relief for ravaged Greece – but that they'll want an end to austerity and their own debts written off as well.

So far it seems that the Conservatives expect the poor to bear the brunt of their austerity measures.

"These are difficult times for providers as they take the brunt of the austerity cuts faced by local councils.

The poorest and most vulnerable in our society have borne the brunt of an austerity agenda that was not of their making.

"One of his most destructive actions has been how he and his health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, have targeted NHS staff to bear the brunt of the austerity measures.