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.

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.

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.

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.

To mark the publication of the latest edition of the Policy Landscape 2026, Anand Menon and Ruth Curtice reflect on the key policy challenges confronting the UK. Andy Burnham has got off to a decent start as Prime Minister. Yet this early success has been largely ‘vibes based’. To be credible, the Budget and the ten year … Continued The post What are the big policy challenges facing Andy Burnham? appeared first on Resolution Foundation.