cost of living
With strong economic growth we should be seeing wages going up, not down
Dismal pay figures have left many scratching their heads.
Play the world’s smallest violin for Mark Simmonds MP
What planet does the MP for Boston and Skegness actually live on?
‘Are you better off than four years ago?’ Ed Balls channels Reagan to highlight biggest fall in earnings since 1874
This parliament will see the largest drop in average earnings after inflation since 1874-1880.
London rents now double that of rest of UK
The cost of renting in London has soared in recent years.
Three reasons pay might be falling
Good unemployment figures but stagnant pay have been the story about each month’s jobs figures for a year now.
Unemployment falling, but many still left behind
The recovery is not dealing everyone an even hand.