Tories will preside over the first parliament in modern history to see a fall in living standards, damning analysis finds
That’s the Tory record in office, declining living standards with workers left worse off.
That’s the Tory record in office, declining living standards with workers left worse off.
Here are three facts which show just how bad the Tories have been for the economy, resulting in hardship for households across the country.
Living standards are expected to undergo the largest two-year decline since records began in 1956-57.
‘History suggests that political upheaval is very likely to follow. The Labour government of 1997, for example, was ushered in on the back of rising food prices.’
They’ve been in power 10 years and wages haven’t gone up one bit.
The UK economy is not working. Dramatic reform is needed now.
Workers say their take home pay has stayed the same for almost a decade.
Real household income, a key measure of living standards, fell by 2 per cent in the first quarter of 2017.
Inflation is significantly outpacing earnings growth
Someone is misrepresenting the evidence – but it’s not the IFS