Gavin Kelly

Economics, politics and the reality of the 'squeezed middle'

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By Gavin Kelly - 24 November 15:56

The government's response to youth unemployment will squeeze the "squeezed middle" even further.

By Gavin Kelly - 21 November 10:17

The average American household has failed to benefit from the recent era of economic growth and risi

By Gavin Kelly - 15 November 11:55

Neither Labour nor the Coalition is willing to ask why Britain's tax base was so fragile.

By Gavin Kelly - 03 November 16:37

The sheer volume of economic statistics released last week highlights the challenge facing all three

By Gavin Kelly - 26 October 16:27

The surprising new radicalism on Threadneedle Street.

By Gavin Kelly - 14 October 12:57

The US president needs to recognise the resentments that have sparked the 99% movement.

By Gavin Kelly - 11 October 15:19

Growth and relative poverty are no longer enough to tell us whether our economy is on the right trac

By Gavin Kelly - 07 October 8:40

Ministers have rightly backtracked on a regressive cut aimed directly at working women.

By Gavin Kelly and James Plunkett - 05 October 12:54

A rapid repayment of debt is a recipe for recession, not recovery.

By Gavin Kelly - 30 September 11:30

On Britain’s low paid workers.

By Gavin Kelly - 23 September 15:56

Fine – just don’t be a woman, live outside of London, or work part-time.

By Gavin Kelly - 13 September 19:35

For the Liberal Democrats there is both extreme risk and a glimmer of opportunity.

By Gavin Kelly - 13 September 11:11

The £7bn of pension tax relief that Osborne won't cut.

By Gavin Kelly and James Plunkett - 21 August 12:49

Bizarrely, abolishing the 50p rate remains top of the Chancellor's list.

By Gavin Kelly - 25 July 12:57

The impact of rising pay inequality will be felt throughout the UK economy.

By Gavin Kelly - 18 July 10:54

Nothing turns a dry economic story into a turbo-charged political one quite like fear of losing the

By Gavin Kelly - 12 July 9:45

David Cameron's public service reforms suffer from a serious zeitgeist problem.

By Gavin Kelly - 04 July 15:42

Social care is a minefield for politicians - and the Dilnot report offers no easy option for the gov

Office for Budget Responsibility is challenged over the question of personal debt.

By Gavin Kelly - 23 March 17:45

Britain needs convincing ideas about how to ensure that real wages rise.

By Gavin Kelly - 11 March 12:06

New research shows that intragenerational mobility increased significantly during the 2000s.

By Gavin Kelly - 16 February 17:47

How can Britain avoid going down the US path where for the last generation the majority of the gains

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