New data on pay in the UK has indicated a continued real-terms fall in remuneration.
The Office for National Statistics has published dat…
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Britain may be out of recession, but most people are pessimistic about the economic outlook.
A study by BlackRock has found 69 per cent o…
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Customers of British Gas will start to feel the effects of new price tariffs from this Friday (November 16th), when hikes kick in.
The si…
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Homeowners in Britain could be wasting hundreds of pounds every year because of inefficient radiators.
Energy price hikes over recent years have be…
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The average wage-earner is 62 per cent better off than 25 years ago – but worse off than four years ago, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has …
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Providers of basic bank accounts should make sure they do not water down what they offer customers, Consumer Focus has argued.
These acco…
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Claiming that devolving power from Whitehall "to other tiers of government" is a good way to help revive local economies around the UK is a …
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The government's plan to change the benefits system with the introduction of its universal credit plan is badly flawed and these faults need addre…
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