Forget Right to Buy, what about Right to Rent? The UK’s rent crisis is a political choice
An ideological devotion to home ownership has created a situation in which the most vulnerable consumers are the most exposed…
ByCost of Living Crisis
The ‘cost of living’ refers to the price of things around the world and how much money people have to spend on essentials. The ‘cost of living crisis’ refers to the fall in ‘real’ disposable income that the UK has experienced since late 2021, which is making it difficult for people to afford food, fuel and basic household items. This crisis is being caused predominantly by high inflation outstripping increases in wages and benefits, and has been further exacerbated by recent tax and energy price increases. Read more about the cost of living crisis here.
Fuel prices are about to hit £2 a litre. What can the government do?
It could soon cost well over £100 to fill up the average car. Is there any policy that would help?
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Crisis calls for a new economic paradigm
Just as rising prices and flagging growth did away with Keynesianism in the 1970s, so today they are killing of…
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Boris Johnson and “Partygate” dominate probe into Sunak’s cost-of-living package
Ahead of the no confidence vote, the Chancellor faced difficult questions about the Prime Minister.
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Why life as a millennial is so dull
From beige clothes to dating based on identifying red flags, being a young person is no fun.
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Levelling down: how the UK’s regional divides are widening
GDP grew by 2.3 per cent in London but contracted by 1.2 per cent in the North East in the…
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How UK credit card borrowing is surging
The annual credit growth rate of 11.6 per cent is the highest since November 2005
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Daily Express stunned to learn that insulating households could lower energy bills
The Express appears to have forgotten about Insulate Britain – in an article about insulating Britain.
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Klarna’s woes are a warning of the recession to come
The “buy now, pay later” fintech start-up is laying off staff as cash-strapped households cut spending and fall back on…
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What is Rishi Sunak’s pitch to the public?
The Chancellor’s repeated U-turns on tax and spending risk leaving voters confused.
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Rishi Sunak’s UK windfall tax has un-greened a green idea
The Chancellor’s levy on energy companies will create more problems for the climate.
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The return of Red Rishi
The windfall tax shows the Chancellor is only popular when he’s forced into policies he doesn’t believe in.
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A government that mistreats cleaners can’t tackle the cost of living crisis
The government needs to understand the reality for people at the lowest end of the income spectrum. Boris Johnson's clearly…
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Why the British state is a magic money tree
Government spending power is limited not by tax revenues or borrowing, but by the productive capacity of the UK economy…
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Labour must back strikes to fight the cost-of-living crisis
Those in the party who favour performative confrontations with the trade unions must be faced down.
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PMQs: Keir Starmer reminds Boris Johnson that Sue Gray isn’t his only problem
While partygate dominates, the Labour leader used his six questions to pile pressure on the Prime Minister over the cost-of-living…
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The UK government gave £450bn to the richest – it should take it back for the people
We need a wealth tax to redistribute the hundreds of billions of pounds that quantitative easing handed to the wealthiest.
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How Britain’s failure to reckon with global forces led to a cost-of-living crisis
At the end of the era of globalisation and market-led capitalism, there is no clear successor to this crumbling model.
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A windfall tax is not unconservative
Raising billions from oil and gas companies would put more money in people’s pockets without raising the national debt.
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The inside story of a Tory MP’s 30p meals – which cost £50 up front
It’s not as simple as Lee Anderson thinks, as the people on the food-bank cookery course in his constituency know…
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