Why “security” should be more than a buzzword for Labour
A new report recommends placing security at the heart of economic policy.
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.
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Exclusive: Hundreds faced jail over unpaid council tax since 2010
New data reveals how councils have been taking action against people in debt – many of whom can’t afford to…
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Broke Britannia
Britain is trapped in a cycle of inflation and economic pain. What will it take to break it?
By The illusion of prosperity is over
Politicians can no longer count on low inflation to mask the structural flaws of the British economy.
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Keir Starmer: my mortgage is up too, and Rishi Sunak doesn’t get it
The Labour leader told the New Statesman’s Politics Live that the Prime Minister had never been in the position of…
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The Policy Ask with Matt Downie: “Ending homelessness through a housing-first model is a transformative idea”
The CEO of Crisis on rogue landlords, the inhumanity of the “hostile environment” mantra and Finland’s housing-first policy.
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How Succession made fools of us all
The brutal drama told us who the ultra-rich were again and again. We chose not to listen.
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We’re getting poorer at a slightly slower rate than last month
Inflation has fallen to 8.7 per cent, but prices – especially food – are still rising dangerously.
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The scourge of greedflation
A fifth of the UK is going hungry. Yet this is a crisis the political class seems unable to grasp.
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No one should be forced to go without broadband in modern Britain
The cancellation of broadband by a million people is another sign of the UK’s economic and social decline.
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Britain’s Brexit divisions are re-emerging
This time, inflation is the battleground.
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The levelling-up agenda has failed young people
Nine in ten under-25s consider being able to afford food aspirational – the government must start involving them in its…
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How to implement a policy: universal free school meals
London’s Mayor still needs to figure out the financing, staffing and investment to deliver his flagship pledge, according to those…
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Why Labour is winning back Leave voters
The local elections vindicated the party’s strategy of minimising Brexit and focusing on the cost of living.
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Keir Starmer’s tuition fees U-turn ignores the real problem with the system
There’s no justification for a lifelong stealth tax on those graduates who weren’t old or wealthy enough to escape it.
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The Policy Ask with Adam Scorer: “The UK still seems allergic to learning from other governments”
The chief executive of National Energy Action on the cost-of-living crisis and the UK’s failing benefits system.
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We are poorer – but what are our politicians doing about it?
Labour and the Conservatives promise high economic growth but have no plans equal to the scale of the task.
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Why we should save O2 Academy Brixton
The police’s suggestion that the venue should shut is an unimaginative, narrow-minded decision that pits the state against culture.
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New guidelines on enforced prepayment meters fail to protect the most vulnerable
It’s disgusting that the government is allowing companies to continue this unscrupulous practice.
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