Hints and tips:
...John Philpott: Not if this means returning headline CPI inflation to its 2 per cent target rate....
...John Philpott: Not as tough as currently expected....
...High inflation, high energy bills and planned tax rises will erode household purchasing power, weighing on private consumption....
...It’s clear that this needs someone who will genuinely pursue all avenues to recover money, rather than wringing their hands a bit and presenting a bill.”...
...The administration was triggered by Patisserie Valerie’s inability to pay January’s wage bill after talks with its banks failed to secure further funding....
...Inflation is set to remain low, pushed down by lower utility bills. This will support disposable incomes....
...Credit conundrum This year, workers are likely to see real wage stagnation says John Philpott from the Jobs Economist consultancy....
...reliant on zero hours work points to an economy which is increasingly being built on precarious work with more and more workers not knowing from one week to the next whether they will be able to pay the bills...
...John Philpott, director, The Jobs Economist A slightly easier year but only because real incomes will be stagnant rather than falling....
...John Philpott, director, The Jobs Economist Feel about the same as 12 months ago....
...John Philpott, Director, The Jobs Economist The depressing effect of Brexit uncertainty on business investment will outweigh the benefits of a weak currency and buoyant world trade on net exports, while...
...This is likely to see utility bills increase too....
...John Philpott, director, The Jobs Economist At present ‘Trumponomics’ remains a mish-mash of possible policies, good, bad and ugly....
...The paid work is a necessity to cover her household bills, she says. “It will be hard but I’m very determined.”...
...Ed Miliband, the Labour leader, has promised to freeze energy bills while the Conservatives have called for cuts to mobile phone bills to help those facing stagnant wages....
...John Philpott, Consultant Yes, at least on average....
...But John Philpott, director of the Job Economist consultancy, said the effect was uncertain....
...John Philpott, consultant I presume the broad direction of travel will be similar whoever forms the next government....
...John Philpott, consultant Yes....
...Politicians have also clashed over George Osborne’s suggestion that the actions of Mick Philpott, who killed six of his children in a fire, raised questions about the wider welfare state....
...This would create jobs, lower energy bills, promote warm homes in winter, greater overall energy security and put the UK at the forefront of truly modern economies....
...John Philpott, independent economist: It will probably have to....
...Meanwhile, as recipients of Housing Benefit get blamed for a bill driven by the cost of rents demanded by private landlords, it is time to look again at controls on rent....
...John Philpott, independent economist: Credit constraints have contributed to the post 2010 stagnation, primarily in their impact on small firms and business start-ups....
...The Energy Bill may receive Royal Assent, but it will not result in a stable energy policy framework even after 12 years of reviews and white papers....
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