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The challenges ahead in raising living standards
The Resolution Foundation's Commission on Living Standards launched this morning, tasked with improving the lives of people on low-to-middle incomes, reports Shamik Das.
Miliband to warn of “cost of living crisis”
Ed Miliband will warn this morning of a "cost of living crisis" at the launch of the Resolution Foundation's Commission on Living Standards, reports Shamik Das.
Considering income alone is never enough when looking at living standards
As is often the case, one fails to really get to grips with the impact of changes on living standards if one doesn’t fairly compare households of different sizes.
Is Maurice Glasman more radical than the nation’s youth?
Vincenzo Rampulla asks how did Young Fabians allow themselves to become less radical than Maurice Glasman?
Experian study muddles up ‘Middle Britain’
The new study by Experian confused what constitutes the real 'middle Britain', reports Chris Tarquini.
Low-to-middle earners suffer 5.4 per cent drop in average salaries
The 2010 ‘Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings’ data released today by the ONS shows that the median annual salary earned by all workers fell by 0.4 per cent in nominal terms from £21,310 in 2009 to £21,221 in 2010. Once inflation is taken into account (RPI increased by 5.3 per cent between April 2009 and April 2010, which is the date the ASHE survey relates to), stagnation turns to significant contraction, with the median salary falling by a sizeable 5.4 per cent.