Perhaps the coda to this should be that a majority of Brits do not fear a fall in their standard...
Tag archive for: Cost of living crisis
“UK drivers shocked as car insurance costs soar by up to 90%”
Here’s a bit of inflation you may have missed if your car insurance renewal date hasn’t come...
“Rough sleeping has risen by 26% in a year amid the cost of living crisis”
Whenever I go to London as I did this week, I’m always upset to see how many are (still, in the...
“Power-hungry Europe is leaving developing countries starving for electricity”
It’s only when you put on your bifocals and go beyond page 8 of your average broadsheet, or listen...
“Liz Truss caps energy bills until 2024”
As you might expect, the announcement of something, certainly much better than nothing, had a good...
“Rising UK poverty warnings unnerve shares and sterling”
We’ll have a new PM within a couple of days, of course, so all of these problems may be sorted if...
“Energy prices ‘will force many to sell up and downsize’”
Energy prices are, apparently, likely to go back down, as ‘supply-side’ issues are sorted out....
“Chancellor tells public to cut back as energy prices rocket”
Various of the governments we’ve had since 2010 have employed various experts at various times to...
“Gordon Brown says energy firms unable to offer lower bills should be temporarily re-nationalised”
OK, he left office with the reputation as the man who broke the government bank, but he actually...
“Tory ‘bull’ on cost of living ‘national crisis’ risks lives”
I have on occasions found MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis a tad annoying, especially in his old...
“OBR warns of big fall in living standards”
The OBR, the Office of Budget Responsibility, is stuffed full of economists. The good news, if...
“UK ministers under pressure on cost of living crisis”
It’s easy to forget what a world of plenty we’ve enjoyed (on the cheap) for the past 30-odd years....