This is absolutely staggering: wages are now set to remain below their 2008 level until 2028. That's a totally unprecedented TWO lost decades of pay growth

A lot of people are wondering why taxes are up but public services are crumbling? There’s a v easy answer to this one: Debt interest. That bill will be >£120 billion by 2028-29, on track to dwarf every government department’s budget except for health. ➡️resolutionfoundation.org/comment/autumn…

Newcastle fans singing poverty songs 🙄 #EVENEW

#Liverpool ranked as 7th Best City in the World in 2024 by Time Out. Congrats to Manchester for reaching 15th😉 timeout.com/things-to-do/b…

- Earnings inequality amongst individuals peaked as long ago as the early 1990s - BUT earnings inequality between households kept growing until 2016

Financial markets left to their own devices do not make economies and those who live in them free, despite what Milton Friedman said. Lots of data over 40 years shows we’re actually worse off. We need a new way to think about markets, economic policy and what we want our society

Remove the use of the Video assistant referee (VAR) from Premier League football - Sign the Petition! chng.it/hC2MsHdtY2 via Change.org UK

Taxation is the price we pay for a civilized society, where multinationals and the rich should pay their fair share. Tax Wars - the story of Icrict and our work fighting for a fairer world - is out now in over 10 countries and more soon. Please watch it if you can!

Remarkable fact: Average teacher pay is about the same today in real terms as it was in 2001. Average pay across the economy is about 18% higher than in 2001.

Must watch explanation of net migration by Ed Conway Look at the cover chart, migration shot up after Brexit, under the Conservative party So they swapped free movement of people with the EU that kept net migration steady, with sky high immigration mostly from India and

Election Special: 1. The Economy

Superb 😂😂😂

REVEALED: the campaigners who dreamed up the contents of Liz Truss’s mini-budget have given the Conservative Party £35m (Location: 55 Tufton St. Collaboration with Democracy for Sale. Narration by @CarolVorders)

Tory ‘strategy’ now seems to be assume the punters are stupid & haven’t noticed that on their watch: - govt debt has more than doubled - taxes have risen to highest level in 70yrs - wages have flatlined, ‘bankrupting’ family finances of the young & public services the old rely on

Always worth a repost to remind you of what your new Metro trains look like - a tweet from nearly 2 years ago 🤪 nice on Tyne and Wear Metro

Impose Strict Bans on Private Firework Sales and Allow Only Planned Displays chng.it/9Ps9HBcZ via Change.org UK

The Norfolk Winking Selfie - Harsher Penalties For Drivers Caught Using a Mobile Phone - Sign the Petition! chng.it/7qCdRw5XGY via Change.org UK

Odegaard handball: "amazed that wasn't given" Doku kung fu kick: "amazed that wasn't given" Senesi handball: "amazed that wasn't given. Becoming less and less "amazed", frankly.

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