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Food and fuel prices will be key to inflation in the year ahead
Today’s inflation statistics presage what will be one of the few positive economic stories this year, writes the Resolution Foundation’s James Plunkett.
James Plunkett
James is a Research and Policy Analyst at the Resolution Foundation; he writes about economic policy and the impact on living standards and the "squeezed middle".
Household finances are a millstone around the neck of recovery
A new poll from the Resolution Foundation reveals almost half of all people on low-to-middle incomes now say they have no cash left over at the end of each month.
Low growth implications for living standards particularly bleak
In the aftermath of such a deep fall in output the implications of today’s growth figures for real trends in living standards are particularly bleak.
What role do we want VAT to pay in our tax system?
James Plunkett, secretary to the Resolution Foundation's Commission on Living Standards, writes of the need for a debate on the role of VAT in the tax system.
How hard is it for families to keep their heads above water?
James Plunkett, secretary to the Resolution Foundation's Commission on Living Standards, on the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report on ‘minimum income standards’.
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.