
Tory leadership hopefuls have no answer to the cost of living crisis
The Conservative Party leadership competition has revealed starkly that the governing party doesn’t have a clue how to tackle the cost of living crisis.

Planes, trains and a cost of living crisis
As we prepare for the TUC ‘We Demand Better’ march on 18 June, Susan Pashkoff comments on the latest series of crisis to befall the Conservative Government.

We need a green, purple, and red new deal to combat this economic crisis
While we face economic crisis on multiple fronts, Economics Professor Ozlem Onaran writes this is the time to rethink big, not just on fiscal policy but also public ownership.

Building for the 18 June protest in London
Trade unionists and community campaigners are building for the TUC protest on 18 June, getting the word out to people going to work that we can fight back against the cost of living crisis.

Sunak’s Cost of Living announcement: progressive changes but no long-term solutions
If you were looking for long-term solutions to the problems in the British economy, you would have been disappointed with Rishi Sunak’s package.

Rich list reveals shocking level of wealth – including the Chancellor
The annual Sunday Times Rich List has been met with anger as the scale of wealth owned by the richest people living in the UK is exposed.


“Get a better job” says Tory MP
There was a huge backlash to the ‘advice’ from Rachel Maclean, a safeguarding minister in the Home Office, when she suggested people who were struggling with the cost of living should “protect themselves better, whether that is by taking on more hours or moving to a better-paid job.”

FAT CAT WATCH: Tesco boss takes home £4.74 million
Tesco chief executive Ken Murphy is laughing all the way to the bank as he was paid $4.74 million last year. He was awarded £3.2 million in bonuses as Tesco profits soared as the COVID lock down measures ended.

More than 90,000 people in the UK die each year in poverty
Britain has more billionaires than ever before and corporation tax remains incredibly low – yet over 9,000 people are dying every year in poverty according to a new report from Marie Curie and Loughborough University.

“Don’t ask for higher wages” beg bosses
With inflation, increasing, bosses are doing what they always do and blaming workers for the problem.
