The freeze on Local Housing Allowance is only increasing the financial pain for renters
We have called for the Local Housing Allowance to be unfrozen so that benefits are more closely aligned with the rate of rent in an area
Inequality
Graph shows how badly the Tories have failed working people
UK living standards have fallen behind those of other industrialised countries
‘Tackling inequality is the key to economic growth’ – Sarah Olney interview
MP Sarah Olney said that Liberal Democrats are ‘hungry for change’
A graph which perfectly sums up Tory economic failure
Living standards are expected to undergo the largest two-year decline since records began in 1956-57.
Jeremy Hunt slammed for tax giveaway to the richest 1% while ordinary people struggle
‘Not a dickie bird on public sector pay.’
Why the budget fails ordinary people and benefits the rich
Instead of addressing the real problems faced by people, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s budget has delivered the usual cocktail of austerity, low wages, higher taxes for the masses, and tax cuts for corporations and the rich.
Millionaire Rishi Sunak ‘pays to upgrade electricity grid to heat his private pool’
Multi-millionaire Sunak, has had to pay to upgrade his electricity grid because his private swimming pool uses so much energy.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news on the left…
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.
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%