Why the Bank of England doesn’t want you to get a pay rise
The fact that Andrew Bailey is prepared to warn against pay rises is a sign of how worrying inflation has…
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How high will interest rates go?
Last time inflation was this high, interest rates were at 10 per cent. Could that happen again?
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Levelling down: Boris Johnson is set to spend less on English regional development than previous Tory governments
The north of England is at risk of losing £300m for regional economic development after Brexit.
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Why inflation could break Britain
Inflation has reached 5.4 per cent, the highest level since 1992; high prices and falling wages will intensify the UK's…
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UK wages fall below 2008 level
Real earnings are now lower than on the eve of the financial crisis.
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The cost-of-living crisis will define 2022 – Labour needs answers now
Keir Starmer should back a windfall tax on oil and gas companies and emergency energy relief for households.
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How Omicron has devastated the UK’s hospitality industry
Restaurants have lost more than a fifth of their customers and the sector may lose £4bn.
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I is for Inflation: Economic recovery brought with it a new and complicated problem
Wages don’t rise in isolation, as prices shoot up and the cost of living bites.
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