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Economy

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it's becoming an uncomfortable crisis
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Robert Glick

Millions of British adults lack basic literacy skills – and it's becoming an uncomfortable crisis

For the government to fulfil its promise to boost economic activity it must take a much more proactive approach to adult education
Energy bills have pushed UK inflation to 2.3% – and we need 'bold' thinking to bring it back down
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Inflation

Energy bills have pushed UK inflation to 2.3% – and we need 'bold' thinking to bring it back down

Labour must 'learn the lessons' of Donald Trump's election win – or face right-wing surge
US election

Labour must 'learn the lessons' of Donald Trump's election win – or face right-wing surge

Labour's autumn budget was another failure to make real change for disabled people
Mikey Erhardt

Labour's autumn budget was another failure to make real change for disabled people

'Back to cost of living crisis': Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say
Cost of living crisis

'Back to cost of living crisis': Households will be £770 worse off by next UK election, experts say

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'It could have been from Gordon Brown': Experts weigh in on how radical Labour's budget really is
Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares for the autumn budget 2024
Autumn budget

'It could have been from Gordon Brown': Experts weigh in on how radical Labour's budget really is

Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour's budget impacts benefits
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Autumn budget

Benefit changes, universal credit and crackdown on fraud: How Labour's budget impacts benefits

Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would 'benefit whole of society', study finds
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Universal credit

Universal credit top up of just £25 per week would 'benefit whole of society', study finds

Real change or austerity 2.0? Here's how Labour can deliver a budget that works for everyone
Autumn budget

Real change or austerity 2.0? Here's how Labour can deliver a budget that works for everyone

Axing 'cruel' two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn
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Two-child benefit cap

Axing 'cruel' two-child benefit cap would reduce cost of poverty by over £3bn

These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns
Politics

These are the ticking Tory time bombs Labour must defuse as parliament returns

Job market 'cooling' to pre-pandemic levels, experts say, as unemployment slowly falls
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Employment

Job market 'cooling' to pre-pandemic levels, experts say, as unemployment slowly falls

Interest rates have been cut for the first time in more than four years. What does it mean for you?
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Bank of England

Interest rates have been cut for the first time in more than four years. What does it mean for you?

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters
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General election 2024

Dignified quality of life or gaslighting? Tories' 'triple lock plus' pension pledge divides voters

From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule
General Election 2024

From the NHS to levelling up: Here are all the broken promises after 14 years of Tory rule

Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over
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Inflation

Yes, inflation is falling – but nearly 90% of Brits say cost of living crisis is far from over

Liz Truss blames the 'deep state' and the 'establishment' for her downfall. Here's why she's wrong
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Politics

Liz Truss blames the 'deep state' and the 'establishment' for her downfall. Here's why she's wrong

UK recession: What is a recession and what does it mean for me?
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Cost of living crisis

UK recession: What is a recession and what does it mean for me?

Jeremy Hunt, here's all the ways your Spring Budget can start to fix our broken country
Hunt with Autumn Statement
Politics

Jeremy Hunt, here's all the ways your Spring Budget can start to fix our broken country

UK recession is 'devastating' for people living in poverty who have 'nothing left to cut back'
recession
Recession

UK recession is 'devastating' for people living in poverty who have 'nothing left to cut back'

UK has become the sick man of Europe since 2010. Politicians must get a grip on the economy
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Paul Swinney

UK has become the sick man of Europe since 2010. Politicians must get a grip on the economy

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UK at risk of 'technical recession' despite GDP growth in November: 'This isn't a thriving economy'
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will be tasked with stopping the UK economy slipping into a technical recession
Economy

UK at risk of 'technical recession' despite GDP growth in November: 'This isn't a thriving economy'

Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue
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Ethnicity pay gap

Ethnic minorities are still paid less than white colleagues – and pay parity is long, long overdue

Average UK household faces £17,200 of debt by 2026: 'We can't afford a Tory government any longer'
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Cost of living crisis

Average UK household faces £17,200 of debt by 2026: 'We can't afford a Tory government any longer'

UK's economic stagnation has left households £4,300 poorer – but there's a plan to fix it
stagnation has left British households poorer
Cost of living

UK's economic stagnation has left households £4,300 poorer – but there's a plan to fix it