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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What Suella Braverman gets wrong about immigration and wages
Brexit’s prioritisation of skilled migration has increased wages at the top – if only it did the same for the…
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Why didn’t Huw Pill point the finger at “greedflation”?
The furore over the chief economist’s comments suggests the Bank of England should be more open about the causes of…
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What the soaring price of milk tells us about Britain’s greedflation problem
Milk price inflation has risen to 38.4 per cent, driven largely by retailers' markups.
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Why you should always tip
America’s system merely lays bare the ugly capitalism existing everywhere.
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Public sector pay rises would not drive inflation, say leading economists
Christopher Pissarides, the Nobel prize-winning economist, says the government is misrepresenting the effects of pay rises.
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The case for a four-day working week has never been stronger
Reduced hours on full pay would relieve a labour market overheated by high rates of quitting, early retirement and ill…
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Why the economy is threatened by early retirees
Droves of over-50s leaving the workforce may have led to entrenched inflation and a lower tax take – ramping up…
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