Economy, Business & Finance
"With inflation at a record low, the latest OBR forecasts show that living standards will be higher in 2015 than 2010, and are set to grow strongly every year for … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Labour put up tax on earnings by £1,895 in real terms for the average household"—Conservative Party press release Labour claimed that the coalition raised taxes by £1,100, and now the … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
There's no single measure of living standards. Different measures look at different groups of people, different income sources and adjust for inflation in different ways. Wages are growing in real … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The first page of Labour's manifesto is out a bit earlier than the rest. It contains one commitment we're likely to hear heavily debated in the next three and a bit weeks: Read
We might be entering the home straight in the election campaign, but it's rather a different race occupying the minds of many journalists today. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
The Conservatives have promised to continue the current freeze in regulated rail fares for the next five years. This means that while those rail fares will still increase, they won't … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
"Families will be £1100 a year worse off on average because of this Tory Chancellor's choices."—Ed Balls The message is clear; the tax and benefits changes brought in over the … Read
Immigration
"Immigration is three times higher than the Tories promised"—UKIP poster, 31 March 2015 The Conservatives set an objective before the election of reducing net migration into Britain from the hundreds … Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Labour's spending plans have been in the spotlight. The Mail have said they contain a £30 billion "black hole", while Labour say that they will run a surplus on current budget and have debt fall. Ignoring the drama, both of these statements are completely consistent with each other. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
According to the Labour party, nothing has changed since 2013. People were £1,600 worse off then, and they're £1,600 worse off now: real wages haven't changed over the past year. The problem is that these figures come from two different sets of calculations using two different sources that produce the same fall in wages. Read
