Cost of living crisis
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Last Friday, Boris Johnson was asked if the UK was heading for recession. He replied “not necessarily at all”. Richard Partington explains why we are facing such economic uncertaintyPodcast
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Fresh food prices leaped 4.5% in May, driven by rising costs of labour since Brexit and fertiliser since invasion of Ukraine
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Despite farmers planting a record 24m hectares this year, higher fuel and fertiliser costs mean produce prices will remain high
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Queensland Conservation Council says state’s dependence on increasingly unreliable coal is costing households
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Shadow Treasury secretary asks Office for Budget Responsibility to examine Rishi Sunak’s emergency cost of living measures
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Viewpoint column As food and fuel costs rise, there is no doubt the poorest are hardest hit
Phillip InmanInflation watchers may disagree on the details, but consensus is that higher prices will persist -
Editorial: The prime minister is a formidable political survivor, but energy spent clinging to power is diverted from the serious tasks of government
Viewpoint column UK credit card debt is ballooning for all the wrong reasons