Even Labour voters are nervous about Ed Miliband
Rising energy bills matter a lot more to the public than net zero
ByCost-of-living crisis
The ‘cost of living’ refers to the price of things around the world and how much money people have to spend on essentials. The ‘cost of living crisis’ refers to the fall in ‘real’ disposable income that the UK has experienced since late 2021, which is making it difficult for people to afford food, fuel and basic household items. This crisis is being caused predominantly by high inflation outstripping increases in wages and benefits, and has been further exacerbated by recent tax and energy price increases. Read more about the cost of living crisis here.
The Greens who want to drill the North Sea
Cost-of-living concerns are consuming our politics
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There’s another cost-of-living crisis on the way
Plus: Britain’s great unsung city, and Harold Wilson’s secret sauce
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Lessons for Keir Starmer in Tesco Town
War in Iran loomed large at London’s biggest supermarket: time for government to enter crisis mode.
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How Ed Miliband can deliver cheaper energy bills, today
The time is now for a progressive pricing system.
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Labour’s new factions show how worried the party is
The Living Standards Group and others show that MPs are already fretting about the next election.
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Why is Birmingham leading Britain’s child poverty spiral?
The UK’s forgotten second city is at the apex of a worrying trend.
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How to implement a policy: universal free school meals
London’s Mayor still needs to figure out the financing, staffing and investment to deliver his flagship pledge, according to those…
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My life, and finances, are summed up by my attempts to mash a potato with a fork
It was a uniquely dispiriting moment in a life rich with them, and my suspicion is that I am living…
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Thanks to a kind reader, I now have an eggcup to keep my squalor at bay
The gift is, by some margin, the classiest thing in the Hove-l, and I have been gorging myself on eggs…
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