How high have bankers’ bonuses been since the 2008 crash?
The removal of the cap on bank bonuses could end a period of lower payouts.
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.
Why Amazon is raising the price of Prime in a cost-of-living crisis
The retail giant has found it can hold out no longer as the cost of fuel, packaging and shipping rises.
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UK housing has never been more unaffordable
The average house price is equivalent to more than nine years of average earnings.
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Bankers can thank Brexit for their unlimited bonuses
The Chancellor is trying to keep talent in a financial sector that is losing ground to the EU.
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Behind the Bradley Stoke Tesco self-service “boycott”
Are shoppers in south Gloucestershire really queuing to avoid new tills?
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Whitehall plans suicide prevention training for civil servants as recession looms
Economic downturns often coincide with suicide rate increases, so the government is discussing how its front-line staff can help the…
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Inflation may have fallen, but the cost-of-living crisis is far from over
Prices are still rising at nearly the highest rate for 40 years and far outstripping wage growth.
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Can Apple keep selling luxury in a global recession?
The new iPhones will cost more than their rivals, but the tech giant is better prepared for a falling market.
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Liz Truss’s energy bills plan sounds suspiciously like Labour’s – but with a twist
Reports suggest the new Prime Minister will freeze our bills – but we’ll still pay for it.
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Sasha Swire’s Diary: Sunak’s lucky escape, delusional politicians, and my husband’s fixation with the smart meter
While we wait for government support to deal with surging energy costs, we have installed a smart meter. Bad idea.
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Spin to win your energy bills? We’re living in a Black Mirror dystopia
This Morning’s tone-deaf prize shows up our late-capitalist hellscape.
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Why the Tories are suddenly into printing money and borrowing
This government has entered the strange world of Modern Monetary Theory: if a country can issue its own currency, it…
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Can Norway save us from the energy crisis?
Russia's war in Ukraine has left Europe exposed.
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What does stagflation actually mean?
Inflation has hit double figures for the first time in 40 years, while the economy is shrinking.
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Why are energy bills rising faster in the UK compared to Europe?
The energy price crisis is unfolding across Europe – but UK consumers will feel more pain than European ones.
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“I’m not cutting down on cups of tea”: the Brits refusing to pay their energy bills
The Don’t Pay UK protest movement is gathering momentum ahead of an 80 per cent rise in gas and electric…
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Food inflation is higher than at any time since 2008
Fresh produce increased in cost by 10.5 per cent in the 12 months up to August.
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Why young people don’t like nights out any more
Rising prices has destroyed our hopes of post-Covid escapism.
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The Tories don’t believe in the right to a decent standard of living, says former UN rapporteur
Conservative austerity “formally jettisoned” Britain’s welfare state, says human rights lawyer Philip Alston.
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Liz Truss faces a tricky return to parliament
Inflation needs addressing, the Tory leadership election has left a toxic mood, and her MPs didn’t pick her.
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