TY - BOOK AU - O'Hara,Mary TI - Austerity bites: a journey to the sharp end of cuts in the UK SN - 9781447315704 (pbk.) PY - 2015/// CY - Bristol PB - Policy Press KW - Economics KW - eflch KW - ukslc KW - Great Britain KW - Economic conditions KW - 21st century KW - Social conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Read any newspaper or switch on any news programme and the warning flares are there for everyone to see. The effects of an eduring and steep economic downturn coupled with a stringent programme of government cuts and dramatic changes to welfare entitlements are hitting the poorest harded. Mary O'Hara chronicles the true impact of austerity on people at the sharp end, based on her 'real-time' 12-month journey around the country just as the most radical reforms were being rolled out in 2012 and 2013 ER -