The Government Is Levelling Up Inequality
Since 2019, the poorer half of the country has seen a real-terms loss of £110 per year, while the richest five percent have gained £3,300. That’s Tory economics.
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Dominic Caddick is an assistant researcher at the New Economics Foundation.
Since 2019, the poorer half of the country has seen a real-terms loss of £110 per year, while the richest five percent have gained £3,300. That’s Tory economics.
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