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UK shop price inflation ‘highest since 2024’ as retailers struggle to limit price rises
By Phillip Inman Senior economics writer
British Retail Consortium says ‘dam is starting to break on the huge wave of costs’ being kept from consumers
#UKcostoflivingcrisis #Retailindustry #Inflation #Budget2026 #Business #Shopsandshopping #Economics #Interestrates #BankofEngland #UKnews #TheGuardian #PhillipInmanSenioreconomicswriter
UK shop price inflation ‘highest since 2024’ as retailers struggle to limit price rises https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/27/uk-shop-price-inflation-highest-since-2024-as-retailers-struggle-to-limit-price-rises #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #RetailIndustry #Inflation #Budget2026 #Business #ShopsAndShopping #Economics #InterestRates #BankOfEngland #UkNews
What the claw arcade game tells us about the cost-of-living crisis | Zoe Williams
By Zoe Williams
No matter how you crunch the UK data, prices are rising while average wages stagnate. The system is rigged – and it’s time we kicked over the toy dispenser
#UKcostoflivingcrisis #Livingwage #Inflation #Economics #TheGuardian #ZoeWilliams
If the PM reboots the UK for working-class people, unions will be with him. But the time for talking is over | Andrea Egan
By Andrea Egan
Andy Burnham has railed against neoliberalism – the historic shift must start with this week’s budget
#AndyBurnham #Politics #Tradeunions #Economicpolicy #Taxandspending #JohnHealey #UKcostoflivingcrisis #TheGuardian #AndreaEgan
If the PM reboots the UK for working-class people, unions will be with him. But the time for talking is over | Andrea Egan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/26/andy-burnham-reboot-uk-working-class-people-budget-unions #AndyBurnham #Politics #TradeUnions #EconomicPolicy #TaxAndSpending #JohnHealey #UkCostOfLivingCrisis
Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/24/andy-burnham-john-healey-first-budget-devolution-growth-package #Budget2026 #JohnHealey #AndyBurnham #Devolution #Politics #UkNews #England #EconomicPolicy #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #TaxAndSpending #Business #Budget #LocalGovernment #LocalPolitics #EconomicGrowthGdp
Healey’s first budget to include big devolution package to boost growth
By Heather Stewart
Chancellor will build on Burnham’s promise that local leaders in England will no longer have to ‘come cap in hand to Westminster’
#Budget2026 #JohnHealey #AndyBurnham #Devolution #Politics #UKnews #England #Economicpolicy #UKcostoflivingcrisis #Taxandspending #Business #Budget #Localgovernment #Localpolitics #EconomicgrowthGDP #TheGuardian #HeatherStewart
Becky Barnicoat on scary outfits for Halloween – cartoon
By Becky Barnicoat
#Halloween #Lifeandstyle #GianniInfantino #Meta #UKcostoflivingcrisis #AIartificialintelligence #UKnews #TheGuardian #BeckyBarnicoat
He wants to clean up the city and banish high prices. But who is ‘London’s Batman’?
By Sammy Gecsoyler
The caped crusader is paying for hospital parking fines, giving out fuel to drivers – and sponsoring the return of cut-priced Freddo bars
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/24/london-batman-litter-fuel-fredos
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