Analysis: If You Thought 2022 Was Bad for Your Bank Balance, Just Wait for the Sequel
by James Meadway
You’ll be poorer, the planet hotter. On the upside, the working class will be readier than ever to take on the crisis that is 2023.
Tag: cost of living
Report: An Energy Company Broke Into This Family’s Home And Cut Off Their Heating
by Sophie K Rosa
Exclusive: An energy company broke into a south London family's home and left them without hot water and heating, as snowstorms hit the capital.
Feature: Disabled People Are Fighting Back Against ‘Life or Death’ Energy Prices
by Sophie K Rosa
Disabled people are facing disproportionate fuel poverty, but they're getting organised. Sophie K Rosa reports.
Feature: How Mutual Aid Is Reaching Its Limits for Transgender People in the UK
by June Bellebono
Aid networks are lifesavers for trans communities - but a hostile cultural and economic climate means an already deprived demographic is being stretched to breaking point.
Opinion: Don’t Pay Took Down Kwasi Kwarteng
by Keir Milburn
We should be talking about the campaign's pivotal role in sending the government into a tailspin, argues Keir Milburn.
Opinion: Cost of Living Campaigns Should Fight for a Green Transition
by Kai Heron
Sky-rocketing energy bills and climate breakdown are two related crises. Here are six ideas to tackle them both.
Report: ‘People Have No Option’: Why We Won’t Pay Our Energy Bills
by Sophie K Rosa
We spoke to people pledging to cancel their direct debits in protest at soaring energy prices.
Analysis: Stop Calling It A Price Cap
by Matteo Tiratelli
As annual energy bills are forecast to hit over £4,000 from January 2023, Matteo Tiratelli examines the history – and future - of Britain’s ‘price cap’.
Explainers: The Establishment’s Plan to Deal With Inflation
As inflation rises the establishment has a solution: we all need to get poorer. The alternative is for profits to fall – but that is unacceptable to the powerful. Aaron Bastani on how only unions can save us.
Analysis: Sri Lanka is Being Held Hostage By Its President
by Amita Arudpragasam
As protesters mark more than 50 days of demonstrations, their key demand remains unmet: Gotabaya Rajapaksa has not resigned.
Live: Sunak’s Giant U-turn, Johnson Rigs the Rules, Monbiot Shocks BBC Panel
Rishi Sunak’s belated cost-of-living package has been welcomed by Labour. But is it all it’s cracked up to be? Tonight on #TyskySour we ask chief executive of the New Econimcs Foundation Miatta Fahnbulleh. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Analysis: Middle Britain is About to Get Monstered By Our Economic Model
by Aaron Bastani
The Bank of England is predicting that inflation could hit 10% this year. If so, it'll hit Middle Britain for six, argues Aaron Bastani.
Opinion: Why Suspicion of Benefits ‘Scroungers’ Could Be About to Reach New Heights
by Jim Kaufman & Jamie Redman
As an economic crisis and labour shortage bite, Jamie Redman and Jim Kaufman outline how the UK benefits system is getting more punitive by the day.
Report: Generation Precariat: What’s It Like to Feel Robbed of Your Future?
by Sophie K Rosa
‘Gen Z’ are set to be among the worst impacted by the cost of living crisis. Novara Media spoke to young people across the UK about what they’re up against.
Opinion: How Long Can Faith in ‘Market Solutions’ Survive?
by Aaron Bastani
Britain is facing the biggest fall in living standards since records began, and neither Labour nor the Tories know what to do about it, argues Aaron Bastani. The question is: how long can faith in ‘market solutions’ continue?
Opinion: Russia’s War Will Make the Cost of Living Crisis Even Worse
by James Meadway
Our living standards are already falling. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead them to plummet. James Meadway explains.
Opinion: Here’s an Easy Fix for the Cost of Living Crisis: Cut Bosses’ Profits
by James Meadway
The cost of living crisis is political, writes James Meadway. Just look at France's response compared to Britain's.
Opinion: ‘Decolonisation’ Was Never All Culture War
by Kojo Koram
It’s often claimed that the ‘decolonisation’ debate is just about starting a pointless culture war, and has little to do with real world concerns. This isn’t true, argues Kojo Koram - just look at the roots of the energy crisis.