Already squeezed criminal justice system, schools and local government would face painful cuts if chancellor’s sums are to add upUK politics live – latest updatesJeremy Hunt’s autumn statement tax cuts were paid for by allowing the real value of public spending to fall by an extra £20bn a year by the end of the next parliament, compared with his plans back in March – a fresh round of austerity many experts believe will prove impossible to implement in practice.Here are some of the areas facing an eye-watering funding squeeze, if the chancellor’s sums are to add up: Continue reading...