Shop
Your Account Sign In
Support Us
Subscribe
Britain World Editorial Features Culture Sport
Britain World Editorial Features Culture Sport
Climate Crisis Workers' Rights Middle East Labour Party Red Star Talks Scotland Iran Latin America
Latest editorial
Suppressing protest won’t save the government or Labour Party
Advertise Contact us Shop Subscribe Support us Daily Alert
Climate Crisis Workers' Rights Middle East Labour Party Red Star Talks Scotland Iran Latin America
Cost-Of-Living Crisis
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, March 22, 2026
Eyes Left / 15 April 2026
Reed all about it: can Starmer’s strongman pacify a mutinous people?
15 April 2026

The government has few aces up its sleeve when it comes to managing popular anger, argues ANDREW MURRAY

People take part in a Together for Palestine march organised by Palestine Coalition, in central London, March 28, 2026
Editorial / 10 April 2026
Cost-of-living protests are coming — but can the left lead them?
10 April 2026
A newborn baby
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 10 April 2026
4 in 10 parents struggling to afford essentials for newborns babies, study finds
10 April 2026
Vehicles take part on the fourth day of a National Fuel Protest against rising fuel prices on O'Connell Street in Dublin. Fuel supplies at Irish forecourts are under threat of running dry as a days-long blockade of major supply depots continues, April 10, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 10 April 2026
Communist Party of Ireland backs huge fuel price protests
10 April 2026
bills
Economy / 30 March 2026
Half of households struggling with cost of living, Which? survey finds
30 March 2026
Plumes of smoke rise from an oil facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, March 14, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 24 March 2026
Workers must not pay price of ‘Trump’s illegal war,’ TUC says
24 March 2026

Green Party leader Polanski slams Chancellor Reeves' ‘unbelievably weak response’ to the ‘enormous bill hikes facing households’

US President Donald Trump speaks during the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy presentation with the Navy Midshipmen football team in the East Room of the White House, March 20, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 20 March 2026
Energy bills predicted to rise by £332 in July due to Iran war
20 March 2026
Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a tour of Octopus Energy offices in London, after Ofgem's announcement of the latest energy price cap, February 25, 2026
Cost-of-Living Crisis / 17 March 2026
Energy bosses call on government to protect vulnerable from predicted price hikes
17 March 2026
People dispense fuel at the pump at Costco Petrol Station in West Thurrock, Essex. The conflict in Iran has caused a surge in oil and gas prices, March 5, 2026
Britain / 13 March 2026
‘We’ve got to have clean, homegrown power that we control’
13 March 2026

Campaigners warn soaring oil and gas prices are pushing households into another cost-of-living crisis

Snowy conditions in the west end of Aberdeen following snowfall, January 8, 2026
Cost-of Living Crisis / 21 January 2026
Climate and anti-poverty campaigners call for more action following government's Warm Homes funding announcement
21 January 2026
A general view of a domestic radiator room thermostat
Renters' Rights / 7 January 2026
Housing association tenants ‘without heating and hot water since September’
7 January 2026
A general view of the temperature control of a radiator in a home in London
Cost-of-living Crisis / 2 January 2026
Older people urged to keep heating on as bitter cold grips Britain
2 January 2026
A household energy bill displayed on a mobile phone held next to a gas hob
Energy / 21 November 2025
Millions face shock New Year’s Day hike in energy bills
21 November 2025
An elderly lady with her electric fire on at home in Liverpool
Cost-of Living Crisis / 19 November 2025
‘A worsening of a terrible norm’
19 November 2025

Government urged to tackle high electricity prices and boost insulation in next week’s Budget as elderly, low-income families and homeless people struggle to stay warm

Money stacked on top of an energy bill,
Editorial / 19 November 2025
It’s the monopoly power stitch-up that keeps our energy prices high
19 November 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking during a press conference on the Immigration White Paper in the Downing Street Briefing Room in London. The Immigration White Paper is being presented as part of Government efforts to reduce net migration into the UK, with the figure reaching 728,000 in 2024
Britain / 31 October 2025
Stop this fake migrant panic
31 October 2025

New poll exposes fears around migration as ‘manufactured’

Money is stacked on top of an energy bill, February 3, 2025
Cost-of Living Crisis / 30 October 2025
Calls mount to fund energy debt relief through excess profits as households face bill hikes
30 October 2025
An online energy bill
Cost-of-living Crisis / 23 October 2025
Reeves urged to tackle energy bills by TUC as wages still suffering from 'Tory hangover'
23 October 2025
The Bank of England, London
Editorial / 22 October 2025
A re-forged working class for itself is the only antidote to capitalism’s endless malaise
22 October 2025
A �10 note issued by the Bank of England featuring a portrait of King Charles III in a piggy bank. Picture date: Tuesday August 20, 2024
Cost-of-living Crisis / 12 August 2025
Maximum maintenance loan covers just half of students’ costs, study finds
12 August 2025
Labour MP for Leeds East, Richard Burgon
Wealth Tax / 22 July 2025
Richard Burgon delivers 80,000-strong petition calling for wealth tax
22 July 2025
Generation Rent UK activists
Renters' Rights / 1 July 2025
Labour urged to act to stop taxpayer money enriching landlords
1 July 2025
BFAWU general secretary Sarah Woolley
BFAWU Conference 2025 / 17 June 2025
Supermarket giants should be banned from raising food prices when production costs fall, bakers' union leader says
17 June 2025
Nick Pampoukidis / Creative Commons
Cost-of-living Crisis / 30 May 2025
Private renters hit by double the inflation on household costs than home owners
30 May 2025
The OVO Energy app on a mobile phone is held against a laptop screen, March 26, 2023
Energy / 28 May 2025
Labour faces backlash if warm homes pledge watered down
28 May 2025
Money stacked on top of a council tax bill
Council Tax / 27 May 2025
Over 4.4 million have fallen behind on their council tax, research finds
27 May 2025
A person using a banking app on their phone in London, showing the amount of spending on bills, April 1, 2025
Cost-of-living Crisis / 8 May 2025
Almost half of working Brits would struggle to pay for essentials within a month of losing income, finds Big Issue
8 May 2025
An online energy bill
Usdaw Conference 2025 / 5 May 2025
Nationalise energy companies to win back working class trust from Reform, Usdaw delegates say
5 May 2025
Britain / 6 June 2022
Government's response to cost-of-living crisis has favoured the wealthy, Labour hits out
6 June 2022
Britain / 29 May 2022
Mother ‘self-disconnects’ from gas supply to avoid surging prices
29 May 2022
Britain / 27 May 2022
Cost-of-living plan needed urgently, Chancellor! The bills ‘aren’t going down anytime soon’
27 May 2022
Government urged to begin insulating homes and assist those struggling between paying bills and feeding their children
A central heating thermostat
Britain / 25 May 2022
Campaigners call for emergency Budget and review of energy sector as cost-of-living continues to soar
25 May 2022
Model houses on a pile of coins and bank notes
Britain / 23 May 2022
Government ‘dithering and delaying’ over support for cost-of-living crisis
23 May 2022
‘If Johnson is serious about helping families, then we need UC boost and £10 an hour minimum wage,’ TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady tells the Star
Britain / 21 May 2022
Hundreds of grocery items more than 20% pricier over last two years, finds Which?
21 May 2022
Rishi Sunak speaking at the CBI annual dinner at the Brewery
Britain / 19 May 2022
Charities, businesses and MPs demand Sunak tackles Britain's cost-of-living crisis
19 May 2022
Government in chaos over windfall tax on oil and gas companies
Britain / 18 May 2022
As inflation soars to 40-year high, unions warn millions of low-paid workers are being driven into absolute poverty
18 May 2022
‘With prices surging and wages slumping, many households don’t have enough cash to cover the basics,’ Unison warns
Chancellor Rishi Sunak during a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downin
Editorial: / 18 May 2022
Government won't rein in prices – so we need a union offensive on pay
18 May 2022
Editorial: / 17 May 2022
Labour needs headline policies that mobilise millions. So nationalise energy
17 May 2022
Britain / 13 May 2022
More people buying less food due to cost-of-living crisis
13 May 2022
Office for National Statistics finds that 41% of adults cutting back on grocery shopping
Britain / 10 May 2022
There is ‘overwhelming case for a windfall tax on profits from energy producers,’ Tesco boss says
10 May 2022
Usdaw general secretary Paddy Lillis says ministers have ‘not delivered anywhere near enough to help workers’
Britain / 6 May 2022
Nearly 73% of voters think government ‘has not done enough’ to help with the rising cost of living, snap poll finds
6 May 2022
Britain / 1 May 2022
Scottish Water bosses paid ‘obscene’ bonuses amid upcoming bill hike
1 May 2022
Vegetables on display at Coton Farm Shop in Cambridgeshire
Britain / 29 April 2022
4 in 10 people have bought less food in past two weeks due to rising cost of living, survey finds
29 April 2022
Britain / 27 April 2022
Johnson is an ‘ostrich with his head in the sand,’ Labour slams
27 April 2022
Sir Keir Starmer blasts PM over his government's inaction on the cost-of-living crisis
Editorial: / 22 April 2022
Shrinking real incomes are government policy – and the working class needs to fight back
22 April 2022
Rail tickets and money
Britain / 19 April 2022
Temporary rail fare cuts should be made permanent, rail workers demand
19 April 2022
Campaigners dressed as Rishi Sunak protest outside the Treas
Britain / 12 April 2022
Unions demand government action after figures show biggest squeeze on public-sector pay for 20 years
12 April 2022
Britain / 6 April 2022
Scottish Labour MSP calls for rent freeze for all tenants as cost of living ‘spirals out of control’
6 April 2022
The massive TUC March for the Alternative makes its way thro
Features / 4 April 2022
Towards June 18: rebuild confidence in the fightback
4 April 2022
Trade unionists must unite workplaces and communities in refusing to pay for the cost-of-living crisis — that means industrial militancy and building locally towards a mass demo this summer, writes LYNN HENDERSON
Britain / 4 April 2022
Three in four workers considering new job due to cost-of-living crisis
4 April 2022
Britain / 3 April 2022
High childcare costs forcing parents to cut down the hours they work, Labour warns
3 April 2022
Protesters near Downing Street in central London, at The Peo
Britain / 3 April 2022
Thousands across Britain protest against the cost-of-living crisis
3 April 2022
An online energy bill, as the biggest jump in domestic energ
Britain / 3 April 2022
Soaring energy bills will see people suffering and living on streets, Brits warn
3 April 2022
People in Parliament Square, London, take part in the People
Britain / 1 April 2022
Hard-up Britain to hit the streets as anger over the soaring cost of living and P&O's brutal sackings erupts
1 April 2022
Minister for Crime and Policing Kit Malthouse arrives in Dow
Britain / 1 April 2022
Tory minister complains rising cost of living will be ‘tricky’ for his household
1 April 2022
Policing minister Kit Malthouse earns a salary of £115,824
People in Parliament Square, London, take part in the People
Editorial: / 1 April 2022
Cost-of-living protests must be built into the political alternative Westminster won't provide
1 April 2022
DPAC Sheffield's Jennifer Jones
Britain / 31 March 2022
Disabled people to stage ‘BigPowerOff’ day in protest against soaring household bills
31 March 2022
A person turns their heating down
Editorial: / 22 March 2022
Incoming price hikes are not because energy production is costing more
22 March 2022
Britain / 22 March 2022
Kids set to suffer from rocketing energy bills, poverty campaigners warn
22 March 2022
New figures reveal devastating impact of the cost-of-living crisis on households
Chancellor Rishi Sunak
Britain / 21 March 2022
Chancellor's plans to slash fuel duty ‘won't fix the cost-of-living crisis,’ experts warn
21 March 2022
A colourful protest at the Tory Party conference at the week
Britain / 20 March 2022
Tory conference: Rally takes on cost-of-living crisis
20 March 2022
Sacked P&O workers join anti-fracking campaigners to confront government
A gas hob burning on a stove
Britain / 20 March 2022
Six million on verge of fuel poverty
20 March 2022
Working-class areas the biggest victims of crippling energy prices
Britain / 15 March 2022
Wages failing to keep up with skyrocketing inflation
15 March 2022
Resisting the new cost-of-living crisis will mean supporting
Features / 11 March 2022
Tory laissez-faire approach means more poverty and misery
11 March 2022
The government is not even pretending to have an answer to the dire situation most of us face. Workers can’t wait for it to tackle the deepening cost-of-living crisis – we have to take action ourselves, writes KEN LIVINGSTONE
April price rise to plunge millions into fuel misery
Britain / 11 March 2022
April price rise to plunge millions into fuel misery
11 March 2022
‘Worst time ever’ for market madness in energy sector, warns We Own It
Ukrainian soldiers and emergency employees work at the side
Editorial: / 9 March 2022
Peace and de-escalation are possible. We have to keep pressing this case
9 March 2022
Writer Jack Monroe leaves the High Court in central London i
Britain / 9 March 2022
The cost-of-living crisis will be ‘fatal’ for children in poverty, Jack Monroe warns
9 March 2022
Families being left to decide whether to ‘turn the heating off’ or ‘skip meals,’ the activist and writer tells MPs The activist and food writer tells MPs
A person turns down their boiler
Britain / 9 March 2022
Labour demands government U-turn on fuel bills to support working families
9 March 2022
Britain / 9 March 2022
Scotland to face a ‘tidal wave’ of homeless as cost-of-living crisis bites
9 March 2022
Chancellor Rishi Sunak speaking at a press conference in Dow
Britain / 16 February 2022
Britain in need of an urgent pay rise, trade unions demand as inflation hits new 30-year high
16 February 2022
People in Parliament Square, London, take part in the People
Britain / 15 February 2022
Workers facing ‘perfect cost-of-living storm,’ trade unionists warn
15 February 2022
TUC warns inflation figures show wages are losing value
People in Parliament Square, London, take part in the People
Britain / 13 February 2022
Storm of protests against rising cost of living sweeps Britain
13 February 2022