living standards
Most people will have bigger concerns than GDP this Friday
On Friday the latest GDP figures will be released and will almost certainly show that the recovery is well underway, […]
Today’s jobs figures: this doesn’t feel like a recovery
Today’s labour market statistics show that for most people this doesn’t feel like a recovery.
Today’s inflation figures: most people ‘getting poorer very quickly’
Yet again inflation has outpaced wages as figures realeased today by the Office for National Statistics show the Consumer Price Index at 2.7 per cent.
Five reasons why George Osborne is wrong
George Osborne’s declaration that his economic policy is “working” will have come as something of a shock to millions of families up and down the country.
Families “squeezed by rising prices and stagnant wages”
A new report by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) casts further light on the extent to which families are struggling financially across the country.
Labour market still marked by serious weakness
The latest labour market statistics show some encouraging signs, but the headline figures disguise serious weakness.