thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom · 1 year agoUK inflation falls sharply to 6.8% as cost of living pressures easewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down11cross-posted to: uk_politics
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkUK inflation falls sharply to 6.8% as cost of living pressures easewww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilinkcross-posted to: uk_politics
minus-squareLazylazycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoDeliberate price cuts and wage rises at the level of inflation.
minus-squareTenebris NoxlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoYes. Agreed. But what is that…? The sound of Sunak refusing decent pay rises to public sector workers and allowing the triple lock for Tory-voting old people to add £10 billion a year to government spending.
minus-squareThenThreeMore@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoOr, and now hear me out, wage rises that are a fair bit higher than inflation like boomers enjoyed for most of their lives.
Deliberate price cuts and wage rises at the level of inflation.
Yes. Agreed.
But what is that…? The sound of Sunak refusing decent pay rises to public sector workers and allowing the triple lock for Tory-voting old people to add £10 billion a year to government spending.
Or, and now hear me out, wage rises that are a fair bit higher than inflation like boomers enjoyed for most of their lives.