How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi

In 2007, before the global financial crisis, Britain was at its postimperial zenith. Median household income had just ...
openDemocracy

Ignoring Britain's poor is not only morally bad, it's economically unsound

Chill winds are sweeping Britain’s economy with a general expectation that poverty will increase in the coming years, and that poverty reduction targets will be missed. Alarm bells rang loudly after ...
The Economist

Britain’s statisticians fix a blunder and find a bigger economy

Doing so, the ONS rewrote recent economic history. Previously its data had shown the economy, at the end of 2021, to be still 1.2% below its pre-pandemic size. Now it reports that national output at ...
Computer Weekly

Poor connectivity holding back rural Britain

Escape to the country has long been a popular staple of UK television, reflecting city families in search of a quieter life, yet a study from Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) has revealed that poor access to ...