May 2014 ~ Graphs at a glance

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Posted by Jake Posted in General Industries, Money

Average Incomes in UK

Data from the Paris School of Economics show that average income for the lower 90% of Britons has stagnated in real terms for decades.

Paris School of Economics http://g-mond.parisschoolofeconomics.eu/topincomes/

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Posted by Jake No comments Posted in Money

Tax and Personal Allowances

Increases in Personal Allowances don't help those on the lowest wages: those who already earn less than the personal allowance.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Posted by Jake No comments

Unemployment and Jobs

The number of unemployed and underemployed in the UK is grossly understated by the top-level unemployment figures.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Posted by Jake No comments

Energy Prices - Retail and Wholesale

Energy companies have used 'wholesale price rises' as the standard excuse for hiking our fuel bills. Data released by OFGEM since late in 2013 reveals this to have been untrue. Finally, in 2013, NPower admitted as much in its annual report.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 Posted by Jake No comments Posted in Money

CEO Bonuses

Bosses make a big thing about giving up their bonuses. The sight of them 'giving up' hundreds of thousands of pounds is meant to quell public anger at pay for failure. The reality is even these hundreds of thousands only make up a small fraction of these people's incomes.

Saturday, 10 May 2014

Saturday, May 10, 2014 Posted by Jake Posted in DEBATE

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Saturday, May 10, 2014 Posted by Jake Posted in Attitudes, Public Sector, Public Spending, Tax

British Social Attitudes Survey shows fewer than one in ten actually want cuts to taxes and cuts to public spending

A graph from the 2013 British Social Attitudes (BSA) Survey shows fewer than 1 in 10 Britons have wanted this in the 30 years since 1983. More than 90% have consistently wanted the level of tax & spend to remain the same or to increase.

Friday, 9 May 2014

Friday, May 09, 2014 Posted by Jake Posted in DEBATE

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