Would a hike in the national minimum wage help tackle the cost of living crisis?
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A national minimum wage increase won’t be enough to address rising living costs.
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The way high streets function has fundamentally changed, and we need to start prioritising their social value over their monetary value for the benefit of local communities.
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What research tells us about what to keep and what to cut back on.
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Banks typically do not want their customers to default on property and have processes in place to help reduce the risk of this happening.
A number of factors have contributed to the recent rise in inflation, including supply chain disruptions, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and labour shortages.
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An economist provides insight into how inflation is measured, where it comes from and how it is impacting Canadians and the economy at large.
More UK union members have been involved in industrial action in recent months.
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The rise and fall of UK trade union membership numbers can impact the instances and success of industrial action.
Improvements to the GB power market could help tackle the coming energy crisis.
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Britain’s households are facing a cold winter but its power market could learn something from neighbouring systems to avert a crisis
Supermarket sweep.
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A psychologist explains how your brain helps you save money.
British Columbian workers in the public sector, transit and transportation have voted to take job action in recent weeks to fight for their right to earn livable wages.
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If the labour movement can organize and mobilize working people in B.C. and Canada, the change could be significant.
Canadian economists predict a recession will likely occur sometime in 2023.
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With a recession seeming imminent, many Canadians are rightfully concerned about the state of their finances. Here are some ways you can be prepared for one.
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Some leadership contenders seem to have big plans for a smaller state.
The UK emerged from the second world war to build a more economically and socially equitable nation.
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The late 1970s marked a high point for economic equality in the UK. Returning to the progressive policies that made that possible could solve today’s cost of living crisis.
What goes into the shopping basket of goods used to track inflation?
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The rich history of UK consumer culture has been captured in the composition of the ‘basket of goods’ used to measure inflation.
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Peace between Russia and Ukraine will not be the end of the global crisis, say experts.
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Poverty impacts your mental health as much as your daily life and your physical wellbeing.
The daily commute is not worth as much as before.
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Lower real living standards now represent the price of being in paid work.
Ukraine is a major supplier of wheat globally but exports from the Black Sea ports are now blocked by the Russians.
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Food prices are not the only issue to worry about as the world starts to feel the economic fallout from the Ukraine war.
Costs for achieving net zero are mounting, with no clear plan to afford them.
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In the absence of a clear plan for affording the high costs of decarbonisation, it’s time for the UK Treasury to tax fossil fuel companies.
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It’s surprisingly difficult for most to make a profit.
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Millions of people experiencing food poverty turn to food banks, and the number is growing.