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IfG warns flagship policy to bridge regional divides is not a priority for the government
Regional inequality, London’s housing market and stagnant wages cited as concerns
MPs and experts say educational attainment in region has been hit by insufficient financial support after Covid
TUC’s Paul Nowak wants ‘national conversation’ on tax in challenge to Labour party
Think-tank says higher wages will be offset by rising taxes and mortgage payments
The country’s precarious low-wage jobs and shortage of affordable housing are hardly the fault of international forces
Tighter monetary policy could have benefits for younger people, says think-tank
Regional inequality in the UK ‘without parallel in developed world’, think-tank finds
Starmer vows to tackle the ‘snobbery’ that leads to workplace inequality with schools plan
Economic indicators suggest the country is more prosperous than 50 years ago but more Americans feel pessimistic
IFS says increase in health provision, wider access to education and introduction of university fees is behind change
This cost of living crisis is not a sudden emergency, but the latest chapter in a longer-term story of rising poverty
Nationally about 6.5mn people live in substandard accommodation, study finds
Excluding people from the workforce when the economy needs their skills is a block on opportunity
US life expectancy is in freefall as the young and the poor bear the brunt of struggles for shared prosperity
We rely on substandard measures to understand deprivation in the UK — and our forecasts can be wrong
Treasury to ‘catalyse’ limited growth clusters around research bases such as universities
Delayed second round of winning bids announced with promise to ‘reinvigorate’ coastal economies
Initiative, lobbied for by charities and MPs, expected in new year as part of levelling-up agenda
Financial sector’s social diversity initiative needs more meat but could be important
UK government must design positive policies to alleviate pressure on those who are sinking
The business case for better pay and secure hours is compelling — improved recruitment, retention, employee relations and reputational enhancement
Resolution Foundation points to wage stagnation, while IFS says fiscal rules only just met by £55bn squeeze
New data indicate UK will endure longest period of wage stagnation for two centuries
Networks of entrepreneurs with links to deprived communities are being harnessed as investors and business role models
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