Committee finds Osborne fabricated claims of EU budget reduction
The chancellor is accused of over-hyping his own contribution to the budget reduction
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Committee that sets executive pay rakes in 16 times more than average worker
The highest paid committee member earned 339 times more than the average wage
Rising insecurity at work as zero hours contracts jump 111,000
2.3 per cent of people in employment surveyed between October and December 2014 were on a zero-hours contract
Payday lenders: why aren’t consumers shopping around for their loans?
It is encouraging to see the payday loans sector come under increased scrutiny. But we must seek ethical alternatives
Years of low earnings growth have hurt public finances
Taking a longer view, public finances have diverged considerably from government expectations
All in it together? New figures show unequal growth across north/south divide
Seven of the 10 fastest growing Local Enterprise Partnerships were in the south
Labour market: Young people are the furthest from benefiting from this recovery
And getting back to pre-recession wages is going to take an awfully long time
Unemployment down 97,000 to 1.86 million
Unemployment decreased by 97,000 in the three months to December 2014 to 1.86 million
Tax cheats cost far more than benefits cheats – yet far fewer are prosecuted
Analysis of HMRC data shows that the political culture is far more sympathetic to tax avoiders
Almost a third of social tenants say their standard of living has fallen in the last two years
After the costs of food, fuel and debt have been covered, each tenant household has £6.51 per day