wages

As economy loses altitude, consumers rack up debt and plunder savings to keep spending. Manufacturing and exports are not taking up slack.

More bad post-Brexit news for the economy as workers’ wages after inflation shrink at fastest pace since 2014. Politicians must take note.

Lower growth means it’ll be harder to get money Tories are promising for NHS and schools - and that’s before Brexit has even happened.

New labour market stats show important role of EU workers in the UK economy, while busting myths about taking low-skilled work and welfare.

Thinktank estimates that a cut in migration may put up their wages a tad - all things being equal. But they’ll be hurt in other ways.

IDS says migration meant 10% wage drop in 2 years. Impact is about 1% since 2004 for less skilled service workers, the worst affected.

A damaged economy would mean lower house prices, but also higher youth unemployment. The two could cancel each other out.

New World Wealth say low immigration, Commonwealth trade and regulatory bonfires will make us richer. They’re wrong.