cost of living Articles

Low pay is a feminist issue – so said Tessa Jowell this week as she announced her plans for a new, higher minimum wage for London. On both counts, she’s right. Research published by the Trade Union Congress shows that 60 per cent of those on low pay are women and over...

George Osborne is like most managers of the English national football team. Early exits from major tournaments are swiftly followed by a feeling that instead of putting up with habitually poor performances, we might consider investing in a bright future from the...

At the local elections last May, we both made a promise to our respective electorates that we would look into the issue of affordable and accessible childcare and the challenges this represents in the busy, 24-hour London economy. As Labour councils, we also wanted to...

Speaking at a ONE event in January, Ed Miliband reminded his audience (of less sceptical youngsters) that ‘change is possible’, and how, 15 years after the millennium development goals were set out, ‘58m more children go to primary school’. Miliband recognised that...