UK retailers had a happier Christmas than expected, but consumers are changing how they shop due to the rising cost of living.
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Soaring power bills add to people’s worries about keeping their homes cool, especially as their health can suffer if they don’t. Fortunately, there are effective and affordable ways to beat the heat.
You want to look as if you’ve put in a bit of effort, but don’t want to blow the budget. Here are some top tips of what to take to Christmas.
For some people, the decision to live in a vehicle is a choice with the goal of being free and self-sufficient to live how and where they want.
Mortgage rates have rocketed in recent months, but what about the rate on your savings account?
A country of plenty like Australia should be able to ensure no one is denied their right to adequate food. But food insecurity is on the rise, and we aren’t even properly monitoring the problem.
A public relations move by Loblaw Companies is just the latest in a long line of big business antics stretching back to pre-Confederation fur trade in Canada.
The gradual changes in voting behaviour represent an existential crisis for the Liberals going forward.
The Alberta government is failing to ensure environmental liabilities are adequately accounted for and that progress is being made to address the province’s massive tailings ponds.
Local pubs and breweries are disappearing across the UK due to the rising cost of living and doing business.
What’s really causing food prices to rise?
Inflation is driving up food prices and could have a severe impact on the health of Canadians. When the cost of food increases, it restricts the availability of nutritious foods for low-income people.
Supply chain difficulties and rising costs have forced Made.com into administration
More ambition, particularly in boosting energy efficiency, could help.
The OBR’s official inflation forecasts include economists’ expectations, but what about yours?
The Bank of England expects a long UK recession but believes interest rates may not need to increase much more.
Because central banks delayed interest rate increases early in the pandemic, they have spent 2022 playing catch-up with runaway inflation.
Social Security is increasing benefits by 8.7%, beginning in January 2023, to offset the surging cost of living in the US.
As property values skyrocket, long-term renters — many of whom are elderly — face the very real risk of homelessness.
Canada’s current income assistance programs are not doing enough to support Canadians. If the goal of temporary assistance is to help those in need, these programs must have better, broader coverage.
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Industrial Strategy, Co-Director Centre for Governance, Regulation and Industrial Strategy (CGR&IS), University of Bath
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Peter Whiteford is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Research Fellow in Fuel Poverty and Energy Policy, Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Professor of Energy Policy and Director of the Institute of Sustainable Resources, UCL
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Personal Finance, The Open University
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Behaviour & Social Change, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Personal Finance, University of Bristol
