Falling living standards set grim UK election tone

The UK general election is set to be dominated by the failure of the economic 'recovery' to translate to ordinary people

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  • Wage flexibility
  • Penalising younger workers
  • Low-quality job creation
  • Effect on tax receipts
  • No way out?
  • Running out of options
  • Raising the minimum wage
  • Cutting immigration
  • General election outlook

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