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15 Years of Austerity Eroded Public Infrastructure—Now Extreme Heat Is Exposing the Cost

by GDI | Aug 19, 2025 | Comment

By Dr Gemma Sou and Ms Clare Steele. We’re told ever-hotter summers are inevitable. What’s less discussed is that Britain’s ability to cope has been systematically dismantled — not by the climate itself, but by 15 years of austerity. The UK has just endured its fourth...

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