Fair play
Tom Levitt tells how a bid to disrupt the world of high-cost credit has prevented a broken washing machine becoming a disaster for many thousands of households. The tools of …
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Pensions get the green-lite
Why better pensions help the climate – Bruno Bonizzi explains. In October 2021, two UK-based academics, Dr Neil Davies and Dr Ewan McGaughey, issued proceedings against the directors of the …
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Blowing the house down
Alexander Tziamalis and Yuan Wang point to sources behind ballooning inflation. The bad news: inflation is back in the public spotlight these days and rightly so. Inflation has kept on …
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Chances of recession in Britain in next two years have increased, J.P. Morgan economists say
LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) – The Bank of England stuck to its gradual increases in interest rates on Thursday, as other central banks took more urgent action, but said it …
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Fifth consecutive hike as interest rate raised to 1.25% by Bank of England
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the fifth time in a row to 1.25% and set the scene to act more “forcefully” ahead because of a mounting …
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Climate versus cost: what does the UK’s energy crisis tell us about the economics of net-zero in an energy-scarce world?
The UK is in the grip of a fierce cost-of-living crisis. In May, the country’s inflation rate hit a 40-year high of 9%, and although the current crisis is global, the …
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Labour shortages: the ‘most urgent problem’ facing the UK economy right now
Anyone going on a UK break this month would do well to book pubs and restaurants well in advance, said The Sunday Times – and even if they get a table, they …
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Immigration raids are being carried out with impunity
In the years between 2017 and 2021, almost all immigration raids were conducted without a warrant a new Huck investigation has found. While having a shower one morning, Maria*, who …
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Most landlords still using ‘no-fault evictions’ government vowed to ban
More than two-thirds of landlords in England who kicked tenants out in the last year used so-called no-fault evictions, new research reveals – as the government continues to drag its …
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UK economy is ‘grinding to a halt’ amid cost of living crisis
The UK economy is “grinding to a halt” as a tightening cost of living squeeze sends a chill through private sector activity, reveals a closely watched survey. Households are cutting …
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