Despite promises of successive governments, gap between richest and poorest areas consistent since 1997Britain’s deep regional income divide has barely changed in 30 years despite the promises of successive governments to...
Read MoreDespite promises of successive governments, gap between richest and poorest areas consistent since 1997Britain’s deep regional income divide has barely changed in 30 years despite the promises of successive governments to...
Read MoreRising oil and gas prices may affect increase of £300 a year for typical working-age households, says leading thinktankBusiness live – latest updatesThe Middle East crisis could trigger an energy price shock that...
Read MoreTwo decades of weak pay growth have left poorer households stuck, Resolution Foundation says, fuelling political uneaseIt would take 137 years for lower-income families in the UK to see their living standards double at the...
Read MoreResolution Foundation finds one in three carers from poorer families unable to work because of responsibilitiesA growing “unsung army” of 1 million people with full-time caring responsibilities needs better support,...
Read MoreBusinesses being hit by rising cost of interest rates, energy costs and wages, says Resolution FoundationThe UK is poised for a rise in unemployment in 2026 fuelled by the collapse of “zombie” companies that have...
Read MorePM says: ‘We kept to our manifesto in terms of what we’ve promised. But I accept the challenge that we’ve asked everybody to contribute’Ask the Guardian your budget questionsShare your views on the new...
Read MoreRichard Hughes says he is prepared to quit over mistake that saw budget forecasts published ahead of the budgetAsk the Guardian your budget questionsBudget calculator: find out if you are better or worse offThe Conservative...
Read MoreChancellor says 60% of families that will be better off after the two-child limit is scrapped are in workAsk the Guardian your budget questionsThe Conservative party is attacking the budget on the grounds that Rachel Reeves is...
Read MoreHalf-measures would have little or no meaningful impact on child poverty rates, Resolution Foundation analysis findsFailure to abolish the two-child benefit limit would wreck the government’s child poverty ambitions and...
Read MoreResearch finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of societyIt would take the average earner in the UK 52 years’ worth of earnings to become as wealthy as...
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