Left Foot Forward
Tory MP roasted by Nick Robinson for trying to claim UK economy is in great shape
'If you're flat on your back it's quite easy to grow faster.'
Trade unions warn workers will continue to struggle as inflation falls
“Until policy-makers stop attacking wages and take on the corporate profiteers there will be no end to this cost-of-living crisis.”
Keir Starmer pledges to ‘smash the class ceiling’
“There may have been times in the recent past where Labour was afraid to speak the language of class at all – but not my Labour Party."
15-year wage stagnation has left average earnings £230 a week lower than their pre-financial crisis trend
The good news of today doesn’t make up for 15 years of unprecedented wage stagnation.
‘Modest’ wealth tax on richest 0.3% could raise more than £10bn for public services, says TUC
The trade union body has set out options for taxing the small number of individuals with wealth over £3 million, £5 million and £10 million
Over a third of England’s homes will be at high risk of overheating as temperatures reach new extremes, think tank warns
The report also warns that when it comes to work, older workers are a particular risk of heat stress