Economy

Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget
John Bird

Poverty is the great drain at the heart of the budget

Here is what Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Statement will mean for your bank balance
Cost of living crisis

Here is what Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Statement will mean for your bank balance

What is the UK inflation rate? And how is it calculated?
Inflation

What is the UK inflation rate? And how is it calculated?

Is the fiscal ‘black hole’ real? We asked economists
Politics

Is the fiscal ‘black hole’ real? We asked economists

These 7 charts will help you understand today’s inflation stats
News

These 7 charts will help you understand today’s inflation stats

Why the government must end the low wage economy
Wages

Why the government must end the low wage economy

The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing the longest ever recession. Here’s what it means
Cost of living crisis

The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing the longest ever recession. Here’s what it means

MP pushing for four-day week says long working hours are to blame for the UK’s low productivity
Four-day working week

MP pushing for four-day week says long working hours are to blame for the UK’s low productivity

From benefit claimants to bankers: Here’s what the mini-budget means for your pay packet
mini-budget

From benefit claimants to bankers: Here’s what the mini-budget means for your pay packet

Why is everyone talking about trickle-down economics again?
Economics

Why is everyone talking about trickle-down economics again?

Prime minister, here’s how much it will cost to save the country this winter
Richard Murphy

Prime minister, here’s how much it will cost to save the country this winter

TUC unveils ‘road map’ to a £15 minimum wage and high wage economy
Minium wage

TUC unveils ‘road map’ to a £15 minimum wage and high wage economy

Rising inflation has already cancelled out pay rises for teachers, NHS staff and police officers
Pay

Rising inflation has already cancelled out pay rises for teachers, NHS staff and police officers

UK wages in biggest drop since records began as inflation soars
Pay

UK wages in biggest drop since records began as inflation soars

Who is Nadhim Zahawi, Boris Johnson’s new Chancellor?
Politics

Who is Nadhim Zahawi, Boris Johnson’s new Chancellor?

Wages dropped by 3.4% in April alone, the greatest fall for over two decades
Wages

Wages dropped by 3.4% in April alone, the greatest fall for over two decades

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Real wages have fallen by £68 a month since last year
Wages

Real wages have fallen by £68 a month since last year

Over-50s are resigning en masse – new research explains who and why
Employment

Over-50s are resigning en masse – new research explains who and why

Government accused of ‘complacent disregard’ for taxpayers’ money over £5bn Covid loan fraud
Fraud

Government accused of ‘complacent disregard’ for taxpayers’ money over £5bn Covid loan fraud

Calls for job insecurity to replace unemployment as measure of labour market
Employment

Calls for job insecurity to replace unemployment as measure of labour market