The UK is on the edge of recession
GDP fell by 0.3 per cent in August and the economy is still smaller than before the Covid-19 pandemic.
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How benefits payments have failed to keep pace with inflation
The standard monthly welfare payment is now £52 lower in real terms than in 2010.
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Inactivity due to sickness has reached a record high in the UK
There are now almost 2.5 million people out of work due to long-term illness.
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London’s housing crisis is worsening
There are 106,000 people searching for rooms in the capital, but fewer than 15,000 available.
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How Liz Truss’s stealth taxes will squeeze households
For every £1 saved by tax cuts, an extra £2 is set to be lost to tax rises and benefit…
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Liz Truss speaks for 36 minutes, the shortest conference address in recent history
The Prime Minister’s speech was less than two-thirds of the average length.
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How does the UK’s 45p income tax rate compare internationally?
There are 10 European countries with higher top tax rates than Britain.
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The UK is the only G7 economy not to have recovered from the Covid crash
Britain’s GDP remains 0.2 per cent below its pre-pandemic level in 2019.
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