Tag: cost of living

Protesters in Chile Aren’t Angry About 30 Pesos. They’re Angry About 30 Years of Neoliberalism
Ongoing protests in Chile have been reported around the world, but the international media has failed to really analyse why Chileans are so angry. In the second of two articles, Dr Barbara Fernández Melleda explains what protesters mean when they use the slogan 'it's not 30 pesos, it's 30 years'.
Rebranding Poverty: Why a living wage isn’t enough
George Osborne seemingly outmanoeuvred the mainstream left when his last budget championed a ‘national living wage’ to be introduced next year - yet it won't extend to all workers, and erosions to welfare mean you won't be able to live on it.
The struggle for decent homes cuts to the heart of post-crisis Britain
We're told that growth is back, yet all around working class people are being smothered with escalating rents - many being forcibly moved or made homeless. What is the 'housing crisis', what makes it so bad and what is the answer?
4 Ways Generation Y is Being Taken for a Ride (and 3 Ways it’s Pushing Back)
Youth unemployment is sky-rocketing and Cameron is seeking to take away benefits from young people. Against this trend of declining living standards, students in the US are organising debt strikes and in the UK youth-led workers' co-operatives are multiplying.
Don’t Spend It All At Once! 7 Things ‘Wage Increases’ Can’t Hide
As George Osborne heralds the arrival of new figures which put average earnings above inflation for the first time in four years, we cut through the smoke, mirrors and bell ringing to show how misdirection can't mitigate the ongoing cost of living crisis.