
Double crisis: cost of living and Northern Ireland
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Cansini's 'We Should Be Swepping the Barnacles Off the Boat'
There is growing pressure, even from the tory benches, for the government to do something before the next budget. I think the government is torn between two concerns: inflation and stag flation. For that purposes, having people with a bit less money, spending less, reducing demand on the economy,. is the way to go. We've also got questionnd whether you'd put more money into universal credit to help those who can't work, or who are disabled, who are suffering with inflation. And i saw that rupert harrison anganwhe's been on this podcast, mooted the idea of a temporary cut in v a t to try and ease cost of living. What
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