Austerity continues to be a constant kick in the bollocks?

That's a British saying right?

The number of new permanent and temporary roles declined at the fastest rate since July 2009, the latest survey of recruitment consultants by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs shows.

The sudden slump has led the accountants to predict a return to levels of unemployment last seen in the early 1990s.

KPMG partner Bernard Brown said: "The latest recruitment data comes as a sobering reminder that we're far away from a confident economic situation.

And, of course, The tories are as determined to keep this up as the GOP is to bring them here.