I was troubled to read this comment in the FT this morning: Globalisation and free trade have brought many advantages. But that sense that companies
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After yesterdays economic data the one thing that is now very obvious is that the UK needs a pay rise. Low pay is unsustainable. Poor
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This was posted this morning by Markit Economics based on Bank of England and ONS data: The inflation trend my be upwards. The pay rate
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This is another chart from this morning’s Bank of England Inflation Report: The Bank seems to want to see upward growth here. And it is
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This comes from the mornings Bank of England Inflation Report: The message is clear: we’re working hard to go precisely nowhere. No wonder wages are
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This is from the Bank of England Inflation report issued this morning: Unemployment has fallen to 6.4%, but look at the trend: most new jobs
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This is from the Bank of England Inflation Report issued this morning: Look carefully at that  dark green area that represents the growth projection.  What
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From the ONS this morning: Real earnings are falling. Bonuses excluded this is the lowest increase ever recorded. And Osborne has the nerve to say
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I have recently written about Jolyon Maugham, a tax barrister who is having a real and positive impact on campaigns against tax avoidance. I think
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