
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.
ByThe ‘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 Lib Dem leader on where his party now stands on Europe and whether he regrets backing austerity.
ByWe look at whether Rishi Sunak is any closer to delivering on the five pledges he made in January.
ByCommunity support groups are predicting this winter could be worse than the last.
ByThe Norwich MP and Green New Deal advocate on why energy pricing should reflect the difference between luxury and need.
ByEssential medical treatment has become yet another expense for those struggling with the cost of living.
ByToday’s inflation figures show price increases were slightly outpaced by wage growth. But Britain is still in its long recovery…
ByThe base rate has risen to 5.25 per cent. Will it do more harm than good?
ByReducing air pollution is crucial for tackling respiratory disease, says Sarah Woolnough of Asthma + Lung UK.
ByA new report recommends placing security at the heart of economic policy.
ByA special partnered podcast from the New Statesman.
New data reveals how councils have been taking action against people in debt – many of whom can’t afford to…
ByBritain is trapped in a cycle of inflation and economic pain. What will it take to break it?
ByPoliticians can no longer count on low inflation to mask the structural flaws of the British economy.
ByThe Labour leader told the New Statesman’s Politics Live that the Prime Minister had never been in the position of…
ByThe CEO of Crisis on rogue landlords, the inhumanity of the “hostile environment” mantra and Finland’s housing-first policy.
ByThe brutal drama told us who the ultra-rich were again and again. We chose not to listen.
ByInflation has fallen to 8.7 per cent, but prices – especially food – are still rising dangerously.
ByA fifth of the UK is going hungry. Yet this is a crisis the political class seems unable to grasp.
ByThe cancellation of broadband by a million people is another sign of the UK’s economic and social decline.
ByThis time, inflation is the battleground.
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