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EU banking system remains ‘resilient’, Pfizer chief warns of Covid complacency, Biden to issue US policing reform
Soaring inflation is also hitting people on the lowest incomes harder than others
R&D partnerships involving universities and industry are being set up in Manchester, the West Midlands and Glasgow
Survey for the Food Foundation finds one in seven homes are ‘food insecure’
The economy is expected to grow, but the hit to our pockets will be as big as in the worst recessions
Soaring prices are already driving many into poverty, say charities and social workers
Chancellor focuses support towards working families and middle- and high-income earners
Andy Haldane admits cost of living crisis will hit ‘left behind’ areas but insists it will not derail policy
Sharp increase in food insecurity amid warnings of worse still to come
The proposal for a ‘Vimes Boots Index’ of inflation is a mark of the author’s lasting insights
Number of families spending more than 10% of disposable income on gas and electricity is set to double to 5mn
Charities criticise package to soften blow of cost of living increases as ‘woefully inadequate’
UK chancellor accused of ‘conjuring trick’ by offering £200 discount in October when price cap is expected to jump again
Government’s white paper reflects the scale of the challenge, but not yet a commitment to the required actions
Experts weigh government proposals to tackle regional inequalities
Devolved nations and English regions say government not matching billions in development finance
With most pandemic mitigation measures gone, soaring power bills are leaving many people with desperate choices
National statistics agency’s findings challenge claim that rate of price growth is greater for low-income families
Embrace diversity, stop being a Nimby and contribute to a new social and economic bargain
It is not selfishness but an innocent trust in the outcomes of the market
But poor families remain under acute pressure
Chancellor’s allies say he acknowledges something will have to be done
Top 1% of households have 230 times more wealth than those in the bottom 10%
Some ideas for addressing regional inequality
In rundown Great Yarmouth, where almost one in four adults smoke, the government’s target feels very ambitious
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