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Rishi Sunak needs a war chest budget to tackle the energy crisis
'As war continues to rage in Ukraine, sending already surging gas prices even higher, the Chancellor investing in net zero isn’t just good economic policy, it’s also in the interests of our national security.'
5 things Rishi Sunak could do to help people with the cost of living crisis
Millions of families up and down the country are struggling with the cost of living crisis, which according to the Bank of England has seen the cost of living hit a fresh 30-year high.
Here’s how we can reset the economy and undo the damage done by neoliberal policies
'It is only the visible hand of government policies that is condemning people to poverty and hardship.'
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 3, March 2022
The news you didn’t seek this week…
Half of UK children ‘will have to sacrifice essentials like food’ due to cost of living crisis, report warns
The New Economics Foundation (NEF) says that 23.4 million people in the UK will be short by more than £8,500 a year for income needed to pay for essentials including food, heating and clothing by next month.
Boris Johnson warned that plans for new Royal Yacht Britannia could ‘badly backfire’
As people are forced to choose between heating and eating as the cost-of-living spirals, the PM will hail the £250m boat as a symbol of ‘Global Britain.’