Prentis: Proof Tories are poisoning the recovery

Dave Prentis, Unison general secretary, comments on GDP figures:

“Here is proof that Tory cuts are poisonous for our recovery. The economy is not strong enough, the private sector cannot come to the rescue, and things are not going to get better. Unemployment is already at 2.5 million, and the toll will climb higher still, stamping out demand in our economy.

“The government’s ideological drive to shrink the state is costing this county dear. It’s not too late for the government to put the brakes on the hard, fast and deeply unfair cuts. What about holding the bankers to account, or getting the mega-rich to pay their fair share towards the recovery?”