Tomorrow, the latest inflation figures will be published. The reaction, if recent months are a guide, will be panic and alarm at the continuing high level of consumer prices, the impact on household budgets and the possibility of rising interesttest
Real household income, a key measure of living standards, fell by 2 per cent in the first quarter of 2017.
Spoiler Alert: Yes
Inflation is significantly outpacing earnings growth
Austerity has failed even on its own terms
Reducing inequality could be a legal duty for public bodies
It’s the demand side, stupid
Why has the IFS dismissed Labour’s additional levy on property?
Falling corporate tax rates have not correlated with higher wages in the UK
The employment rate is rising but real wages are falling
