Campaigners dressed as Rishi Sunak protest outside the Treasury office, London, to coincide with the increase in National Insurance Contributions coming into effect
UNIONS demanded action from the government today as official figures show the biggest squeeze on public-sector pay for 20 years, with household incomes “obliterated” by the spiralling cost of living.
Office for National Statistics figures show real wages fell by 2 per cent over the year, with public-sector pay particularly hard hit with a 4.2 per cent drop — the largest fall on record.
The figures come as experts forecast that inflation, already at 6.2 per cent, will reach around 9 per cent this autumn.
ROGER McKENZIE argues that the BRI represents a choice between treating humans as commodities or as equals — an essential project when, aside from China’s efforts, hundreds of millions worldwide are trapped in poverty
The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?
