The Cost of Living Crisis (and how to get out of it)
The Verso Podcast
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The Real Impact of Wage Cuts
Wages have been stagnant for well over a decade, in some cases the best part of two decades. Yet inflation is rising and rising at an often completely unaffordable rate. We're not just a poor person society, but people in professions like teaching literally cannot afford to put a roof over their heads. And if we look at every single sector, the level of industrial dispute and industrial disharmony is breaking out. Even today, junior doctors voting 77% to go on strike on a huge turnout amongst their membership. It's now preparing for the biggest wave of industrial action in the NHS with three days of strikes. Now that is going to cause major problems in the NHS, and this is
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