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UK cost of living crisis

January 2025

  • Hasan Dabanli of Head Chef Cafe and Restaurant at an espresso machine

    Cashpoints
    ATM withdrawals are on the rise, but can cash retake its crown in the UK?

  • People shop at a supermarket

    One in six UK workers skipping meals to make ends meet, says TUC

  • Schoolchildren seen walking from behind.

    London council aims to become first in England to offer universal school uniform payment

  • Silhouette of children on swings

    Give working parents help with childcare and commuting costs, UK thinktank says

  • New year, new Keir? Labour have big plans for 2025 - including taking inspiration from Thatcher

  • ‘Astonishing and appalling’: British Gas battles customer anger over energy bill struggles

  • The death of the middle-class professional spells danger for Labour

    Gaby Hinsliff
  • Brompton profits plunge more than 99% amid bike industry turmoil

December 2024

  • Piggy Bank and Coins on Calendar

    Energy caps to stamp duty changes: your personal finance diary for January-April 2025

  • Shoppers on Boxing Day in Reading, Berkshire.

    Boxing Day footfall down on UK high streets despite discounts

  • A picture of a pension scheme document with three pound coins on it

    ‘Heartless’ multinationals exploiting pensions loophole for UK workers

  • Car parking signs are displayed at Manchester Royal Infirmary

    Quarter of NHS England trusts raised parking fees in cost of living crisis, data shows

  • Cost of buying average home in England now unaffordable, warns ONS

  • Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
    PCS union says Starmer’s criticism of civil servants ‘inaccurate and cowardly’ – as it happened

  • Don’t expect better public services ‘by Christmas’, Starmer says

  • To win again, Keir Starmer’s Labour party needs to get emotional

  • Royal Literary Fund’s hardship grants for writers see applications increase by 400%

  • The Guardian view on Keir Starmer’s reset: it needs a vision to tackle Britain’s challenges

  • Do long-term sickness benefits cost UK a lot and can more people be helped into work?

November 2024

  • Simon Francis

    Bringing down the UK’s sky-high energy bills is a tall order, but it can be done

    Simon Francis
    Investing in homegrown renewable power and cutting our reliance on oil and gas is crucial if we’re to fix our energy system, says Simon Francis of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition
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