UK’s poorest households are £40 a month worse off a month, as richest gain similar sum
Research unveils how inflation is hitting those on the lowest incomes the hardest.
Inequality
A damning chart showing how far public sector wages have lagged behind the private sector
ONS data shows that private sector pay grew 6.9% between August and October 2022 while public sector pay grew 2.7%
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The government has declared war on workers
The full might of the state is being used to discipline and cheapen labour
A group of neo-liberal elites have captured the British state
Taming the elites is a necessary condition for transformation of the British economy, but no political party is willing to shackle the power of the elites.
Rishi Sunak’s comments accusing striking workers and unions of ‘waging class war’ are shameful and full of hypocrisy
‘The language of ‘class war’ is not helpful, in fact it seeks to portray those who are undertaking strike action, whether it be nurses, rail workers or border officers as ‘enemies of the state’
Here’s what the next Labour government must do to tackle regional inequality
‘For regional inequality to come to an end a Labour Government will need to go further, by for example guaranteeing greater funding to poorer regions’
Apprenticeships are failing to reach disadvantaged youngsters, research finds
Tory apprenticeships are more elitist than degrees and are being snapped up by the middle classes, a new report claims.
Daily Mail roasted for making ‘private school fees the biggest issue of the day’ during cost of living crisis
The paper seems to have forgotten that Tory MP Michael Gove, also supported removing the charitable status of private schools.
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