George Osborne looking the part.
Far from being ‘fair’, there’s growing concern that the Government’s spending cuts are likely to have a disproportionate impact on women. So much so that The Fawcett Society is taking the matter to the High Court in an attempt to seek a judicial review of the emergency Budget presented by the Chancellor George Osborne in June – the first time a Budget has ever faced a legal challenge.
A study by the The Commons Library has found that of the £16bn raised in direct tax, benefit and pension changes, £11bn will come from women. It suggested the June Budget would hit women almost three times as hard as men and the spending review twice as much.