Top 5 local election battles to watch this May
With the local elections on 1 May, Left Foot Forward picks out the most competitive races and potential game-changers.
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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
Number of ethnic minority workers in insecure jobs rises by 132% since 2011
BME workers account for two thirds of the growth of insecure workers in this period – despite BME workers making up just 14% of the overall workforce.
Chart sums up perfectly just how bad Britain’s economy is under the Tories
It comes as a leading economic think tank warned that the UK is on course to experience five years of “lost” economic growth and is at risk of a recession next year.
How the Sun’s anti-net zero campaign is linked to a lobby group funded by the freight and haulage industry
What the Sun also fails to mention is that its five-point manifesto bears a striking resemblance to the ‘five core campaign objectives’ of FairFuelUK
Cartoons not cruelty: Calls grow to restore cartoons at children’s asylum centres
Artists are on standby, offering to paint the cartoons back in at no expense to the taxpayer.
Migrants removed from ‘deathtrap’ barge, as government faces huge backlash over latest hostile immigration policy
‘This is yet another example of an ill-thought-out, knee-jerk reaction to the government’s own backlog of asylum claims.’
Government data confirms Brexit as a main driver of exports decline
More than a third of businesses say their prospects for growth in 2023 have been hampered by a decline in demand for British goods because of Brexit.
Jacob Rees-Mogg accused of spreading ‘fake history’ while mocking civil service growth
The former Brexit opportunities minister has been slammed for comments he made on his GB News show about colonialism.
