Skip to main content
The Morning Star 2026 Conference
Average person in Britain has lost out on £10,200 since Tories came to power, study says
[Nick Pampoukidis / Creative Commons]

EVERY part of Britain has been “levelled down” since the Tories came to power, with the average person losing out on £10,200.

The Centre for Cities think tank found that residents in Scotland were among the hardest hit, and could have been £23,000 better off if income growth had continued at the same rate as between 1998 and 2010.

Aberdeen lost out the most, with the research indicating that residents could have been £45,240 better off.

The 95th Anniversary Appeal
Support the Morning Star
You have reached the free limit.
Subscribe to continue reading.
Similar stories
Coins and Scottish bank notes, April 9, 2018
Inequality / 26 January 2026
26 January 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves stands next to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as he acknowledges guests during a visit to the Benn Partnership Centre, a community centre in Rugby, Warwickshire, November 27, 2025
Features / 28 November 2025
28 November 2025

The 2025 Budget shores up the PM’s political position with headline-grabbing welfare U-turns, but with no improvements on offer to declining public services or living standards, writes MICHAEL BURKE

Cargo containers line a shipping terminal at the Port of Oakland on July 31, 2025, in Oakland, Calif.
Features / 2 August 2025
2 August 2025

It’s the dramatic rise of China with its burgeoning economy that has put the Trump administration into a frenzy – with major implications both at home and abroad, argues MICHAEL BURKE