Fiscal consolidation through spending-dominated deficit reduction; protected NHS and schools nominally, cut most other departments 20–40% real, tightened working-age welfare. Corporate tax rate cut from 28% to 19% to stimulate business investment. Housing supply constraints left largely untouched despite rising affordability problem. The framework codes this as a market-oriented fiscal-discipline movement; controversial in its distributional effects.
Policy-content fingerprint — how the framework codes this movement on its axes
Size of cash and near-cash transfer programmes (unemployment benefits, means-tested assistance, universal child benefits). Architecturally distinct from forced-saving schemes — see condition welfare_architecture.
decreased · moderate
smaller transfer footprint
Working-age welfare frozen; Universal Credit roll-out with reduced generosity.
Policies enacted
· uk_austerity_2010_2015
· uk_corporate_tax_reduction_2010_2015
· uk_working_age_welfare_reform_2010_2016
What the data says — linked outcome hypotheses
The movement's outcome claims are tied to these hypotheses. Verdicts update as models run.