Boris Johnson has passed up the chance to protect workers and businesses
In ditching the Employment Bill, the government has left workers exposed to inflation and insecure contracts.
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In ditching the Employment Bill, the government has left workers exposed to inflation and insecure contracts.
ByThe bank’s fixation on inflation targets, regardless of the cost to society, is among New Labour’s worst legacies.
ByRather than raising rates in the middle of a living-standards crisis, the bank should be cutting them.
ByAs the Monetary Policy Committee faces its greatest challenge, economists ask if it’s constrained by groupthink.
ByUK retail sales have fallen for a second consecutive month.
ByRising prices are hitting the most important workers the hardest.
ByThe average rent is now 15 per cent higher than in early 2020.
ByAs inflation hits 7 per cent, real wages are falling at the fastest rate since 2013.
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