Local authority with highest fuel poverty rate in England is angry at economist’s comment Britons ‘need to accept’ being worse off

Karen Trainer, the manager of the Big Venture community centre and shop in Wolverhampton, could barely contain her anger as she watched the news on Wednesday morning.

She was hearing about the comments of the Bank of England economist Huw Pill, who said Britons should stop seeking pay increases and “accept” they are worse off in order to prevent prices rising further.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Forgotten how to socialise? Here’s your post-lockdown primer

Six ways to bring some pizzazz to those first socially distanced interactions…

Oil and gas firms urged to work towards net zero British North Sea

Report calls on oil and gas extraction to be phased out and…

Ryanair to increase flights to 80% of pre-pandemic levels by July

Airline optimistic about vaccination programmes as boss criticises UK government over holiday…

Only Fools And Horses actor John Challis dies aged 79

Man who played Boycie in the beloved BBC sitcom had cancer and…