The decision by Liz Truss’s government to support energy spending could make blackouts more likely, according to analysis by the Resolution Foundation The Foundation says Liz Truss’s first major act as Prime Minister has been to set out an energy support package to hugely reduce the scale of the living standards catastrophe this winter by covering…
Read moreNew figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have indicated that monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 0.2% in July 2022 following a fall of 0.6% in June 2022. Monthly GDP is now estimated to be 1.1% above its pre-coronavirus levels (February 2020). The services sector grew by…
Read moreParents twice as likely to have borrowed more and to be behind on bills: ONS 9 September, 2022/in Consumer Credit /by Stephen Kiely The ONS has published an article on parenting and spending – looking at overall spending before the cost-of-living crisis and some of the changes since: Parents more likely to report increases in their cost of living…
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