Ed Davey: “Voters are not blaming Brexit”
The Lib Dem leader on where his party now stands on Europe and whether he regrets backing austerity.
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.
Pledge tracker: Is Rishi Sunak regretting his five promises?
We look at whether Rishi Sunak is any closer to delivering on the five pledges he made in January.
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The Parliament Brief: “How do you sleep at night?” MPs ask energy bosses
Community support groups are predicting this winter could be worse than the last.
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The way to fix our energy pricing system? A national energy guarantee
The Norwich MP and Green New Deal advocate on why energy pricing should reflect the difference between luxury and need.
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Private care is not the answer to the NHS crisis
Essential medical treatment has become yet another expense for those struggling with the cost of living.
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Inflation down, pay up? Don’t believe the hype
Today’s inflation figures show price increases were slightly outpaced by wage growth. But Britain is still in its long recovery…
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Is the Bank of England raising interest rates too far?
The base rate has risen to 5.25 per cent. Will it do more harm than good?
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Charity chief: “We know it’s controversial but clean air zones work”
Reducing air pollution is crucial for tackling respiratory disease, says Sarah Woolnough of Asthma + Lung UK.
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Why “security” should be more than a buzzword for Labour
A new report recommends placing security at the heart of economic policy.
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How to make energy savings in a cost-of-living crisis – with Honeywell
A special partnered podcast from the New Statesman.
Exclusive: Hundreds faced jail over unpaid council tax since 2010
New data reveals how councils have been taking action against people in debt – many of whom can’t afford to…
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Broke Britannia
Britain is trapped in a cycle of inflation and economic pain. What will it take to break it?
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Politicians can no longer count on low inflation to mask the structural flaws of the British economy.
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Keir Starmer: my mortgage is up too, and Rishi Sunak doesn’t get it
The Labour leader told the New Statesman’s Politics Live that the Prime Minister had never been in the position of…
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The Policy Ask with Matt Downie: “Ending homelessness through a housing-first model is a transformative idea”
The CEO of Crisis on rogue landlords, the inhumanity of the “hostile environment” mantra and Finland’s housing-first policy.
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How Succession made fools of us all
The brutal drama told us who the ultra-rich were again and again. We chose not to listen.
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We’re getting poorer at a slightly slower rate than last month
Inflation has fallen to 8.7 per cent, but prices – especially food – are still rising dangerously.
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The scourge of greedflation
A fifth of the UK is going hungry. Yet this is a crisis the political class seems unable to grasp.
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No one should be forced to go without broadband in modern Britain
The cancellation of broadband by a million people is another sign of the UK’s economic and social decline.
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Britain’s Brexit divisions are re-emerging
This time, inflation is the battleground.
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