Those on minimum wage have seen strong wage rises, though that's led to many being priced out of employment altogether now. Middle incomes have been squeezed considerably closer to minimum wage … (View Post)

Yes, as a fact. Obviously 2016 is a flawed benchmark, because of the wild swings in exchange rates due to the debate and referendum etc distorting the markets, but whether you choose a pre-referenda … (View Post)

Economic growth isn't helpful when you don't benefit from it. When you're spending all your wages on rent and have too much month at the end of your money, you're not going to be … (View Post)

Indeed, and the first is a fact. The second is not. Indeed for the decades pre-Brexit we were growing comparably with the other larger countries, not massively outperforming them, so its hubristic to… (View Post)

So we'd have improved our economy by tethering ourselves more to them? Huh? European stagnation long preceded Brexit. The EU is failing to generate growth. As an actual fact, not a hypothetical … (View Post)