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My final newsletter – fewer meetings, less management, slower pay growth?

Morning all, As I step back from my role as Deputy Chief Executive at RF (I’ll be sticking around as a Research Associate, so you may still spot my by-line here and there), I’ll also be hanging up my Top of the Charts pen. Thank you for occasionally welcoming me into your inboxes over the … Continued The post My final newsletter – fewer meetings, less management, slower pay growth? appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Economy

Jackdaw is a distraction from Aberdeen’s much bigger problem

This article was originally published on our Substack. After years of back and forth and months of mounting speculation, this week the Government gave the green light to the Jackdaw gas field. But one small hydrocarbon project dominating headlines risks missing the much bigger – and more important – question over where tomorrow’s good jobs … Continued The post Jackdaw is a distraction from Aberdeen’s much bigger problem appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Economy

Is the minimum wage to blame for falling youth employment?

This blog was originaly published on the Resolution Foundation’s Substack. Once a year the Low Pay Commission (LPC) assemble in their Canary Wharf office to decide the following year’s minimum wage rates. I went along to share my thoughts on falling youth employment. I said that we can’t confidently blame the minimum wage. But the … Continued The post Is the minimum wage to blame for falling youth employment? appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Economy

Is PIP reaching the right people?

Afternoon all, It’s less than two weeks till the Budget and we’ve published our take on the key decisions – and constraints – facing Chancellor Healey. If you don’t have time for all 50 pages, we’ve got your primer in Something for the weekend, and a fresh podcast dropping next week. Budget enthusiasts should also … Continued The post Is PIP reaching the right people? appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Technology

Swedish spouses and putting AI in the therapists’ chair

Morning all, We’ve nearly reached the end of party conference season – and I managed to avoid karaoke throughout. We had brilliant audiences at all our party conference events, so thank you to everyone who made up a part of them. Conference season not withstanding, we’ve been busy at RF towers recently as we gear … Continued The post Swedish spouses and putting AI in the therapists’ chair appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Lock, stock and two missing grandmas

Morning all, This week, we got a step closer to the end of the triple lock – the State Pension should keep pace with earnings growth, but good riddance to the ratchet! Keep an eye out for fresh analysis from us digging into the long-run savings from this proposed change. We’ve also officially entered Budget … Continued The post Lock, stock and two missing grandmas appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Politics

Why nobody knows how much we’ll save from the triple lock announcement

I never imagined two years ago that I would enjoy being sat in a Radio Four studio trying to explain how much the Government would save from adjusting the triple lock. Mostly because at that point I had never been on the radio. But also because I didn’t expect UK politics to deliver such courage, … Continued The post Why nobody knows how much we’ll save from the triple lock announcement appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Economy

Rewriting economic history

Afternoon all, Generational warfare continues. This week, I wrote a Substack for Politics UK on how we could tip the balance a bit more in favour of the young. And then in the latest episode of our High Resolution podcast (subscribe!) we debated whether the triple lock’s time had come. Our two brilliant guests brought … Continued The post Rewriting economic history appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Economy

Winter is coming (for your wallet)

Afternoon all, We’ve had plenty of numbers to crunch this week, with new insights on (slowing) pay growth, (accelerating) inflation and a worrying cost of living outlook from the Bank of England – more on all that in our Chart of the week and Something for the weekend. Certainly not an easy context in which … Continued The post Winter is coming (for your wallet) appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Crowd-pleasing cost of living measures risk being self-defeating

Ruth Curtice and James Smith outline the potential pitfalls of blanket cost of living support at a time of high borrowing costs and pacey price rises. Andy Burnham came into office promising to find “breathing space” for families struggling with the cost of living, and backed it with a (temporary?) VAT cut to energy bills. … Continued The post Crowd-pleasing cost of living measures risk being self-defeating appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Society

The triple lock is a symbol of a society that has stolen the young’s future

We used to think that old people were poor and poor people were old. That belief still lingers and is why there is such support for the triple lock, which puts up pensions by inflation, earnings or 2.5% whichever is higher. But pensioners are better off than ever. Indeed, our research at Resolution Foundation shows … Continued The post The triple lock is a symbol of a society that has stolen the young’s future appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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Economy

Growth in *every* postcode?

Afternoon all, From bond market turmoil to AI wiping out humanity, it’s been a rather depressing week. So, I’m pleased to bring you some optimism, keep reading for why not to worry about greedflation, and why progress might have been bigger than previously measured. We’ve also invented a brilliant new chart to celebrate – a … Continued The post Growth in every postcode? appeared first on Resolution Foundation

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