Economy

Why the government must end the low wage economy
Wages

Why the government must end the low wage economy

The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing the longest ever recession. Here's what it means
bank of england, recession
Cost of living crisis

The Bank of England has warned the UK is facing the longest ever recession. Here's what it means

MP pushing for four-day week says long working hours are to blame for the UK’s low productivity
Four-day working week

MP pushing for four-day week says long working hours are to blame for the UK’s low productivity

Kwasi Kwarteng remains tight-lipped over how huge tax cuts will be funded
Kwasi Kwarteng
Economy

Kwasi Kwarteng remains tight-lipped over how huge tax cuts will be funded

From benefit claimants to bankers: Here’s what the mini-budget means for your pay packet
Kwasi Kwarteng delivering the mini-budget
mini-budget

From benefit claimants to bankers: Here’s what the mini-budget means for your pay packet

Why is everyone talking about trickle-down economics again?
Economics

Why is everyone talking about trickle-down economics again?

Prime minister, here’s how much it will cost to save the country this winter
Prime minister Liz Truss
Richard Murphy

Prime minister, here’s how much it will cost to save the country this winter

TUC unveils 'road map' to a £15 minimum wage and high wage economy
Minium wage

TUC unveils 'road map' to a £15 minimum wage and high wage economy

Rising inflation has already cancelled out pay rises for teachers, NHS staff and police officers
Nurses next to operation
Pay

Rising inflation has already cancelled out pay rises for teachers, NHS staff and police officers

UK wages in biggest drop since records began as inflation soars
A teacher draws on a whiteboard in a school
Pay

UK wages in biggest drop since records began as inflation soars

Who is Nadhim Zahawi, Boris Johnson’s new Chancellor?
Nadhim Zahawi relaxes in a suit on a chair next to the chancellor's famous red dispatch box
Politics

Who is Nadhim Zahawi, Boris Johnson’s new Chancellor?

Wages dropped by 3.4% in April alone, the greatest fall for over two decades
Food parcels are prepared by a volunteer at a food bank
Wages

Wages dropped by 3.4% in April alone, the greatest fall for over two decades

How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists
Lagos is Nigeria's financial hub. Credit: Shutterstock
Life

How Africa is becoming a continent of young entrepreneurs, scientists, creatives and activists

Real wages have fallen by £68 a month since last year
Andrew Bailey
Wages

Real wages have fallen by £68 a month since last year

Over-50s are resigning en masse – new research explains who and why
Employment

Over-50s are resigning en masse – new research explains who and why

Government accused of 'complacent disregard' for taxpayers' money over £5bn Covid loan fraud
MPs told the Government to keep the £20 Universal Credit increase
Fraud

Government accused of 'complacent disregard' for taxpayers' money over £5bn Covid loan fraud

Calls for job insecurity to replace unemployment as measure of labour market
Employment

Calls for job insecurity to replace unemployment as measure of labour market

What Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement means for you
Chancellor Rishi Sunak delivers his Spring Statement in the House of Commons
Spring Budget

What Rishi Sunak's Spring Statement means for you

We spoke to mortgage experts about how much you need to earn to buy a house
Housing crisis

We spoke to mortgage experts about how much you need to earn to buy a house

The Bank of England says the cost of living crisis will last until 2023
cost of living, supermarket
cost of living crisis

The Bank of England says the cost of living crisis will last until 2023