In-work poverty will cost taxpayer £13 billion in benefits by 2019
There will soon be double the current number of working families who rely on housing benefit to get…
cost of living crisis
US Tory adviser boasts about wages boom in America as British wages hit slowest growth on record
Jim Messina, the former Obama adviser hired by the Conservatives to help run their election campaign next year,…
Why Labour never won the argument over austerity and the cuts
On Friday last week, the day it was official the British economy had grown back to its size…
Tory Cabinet Minister says “real people” aren’t feeling the effects of the economic recovery
Former Conservative Chancellor and current Cabinet Minister Ken Clarke has spoken out about the economy, recognising that “real…
David Cameron lives in fear of UKIP and in denial of the cost of living
Speaking at the launch of the Tories’ local election campaign today, David Cameron reminded me of George W.…
The government are trying to tell you that you’re not squeezed. They’re wrong
Have you heard? You’re not squeezed anymore. That’s right! After four years of prices rising faster than wages,…
Tackling rip-off cash machines
As if being in poverty wasn’t bad enough, being charged for being in poverty adds insult to injury. …
Lifting boats and raising pay
It’s been a good week for the political debate about living standards and the cost of living crisis.…
Rachel Reeves: Wages are £1,500 lower under Cameron’s government
Wages are £1,500 lower on average than they were under Labour, according to Shadow Chief Secretary to the…
