Posts by Stewart Lansley

Why fiscal health depends on fairer taxation

12 May 2012: Why a shift to a more progressive system would have wider economic benefits - especially on the health of public finances.
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All in this together?

12 Feb 2012: People who can least afford it are bearing the brunt of unemployment and cuts in real wages.
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How inequality fuelled the crash – and is halting recovery

1 Dec 2011: Consumers have around £100 billion less in their pockets today than if the national cake was shared as it was in the late 1970s, writes Stewart Lansley
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Income gap is set to grow – leaving low and middle earners further behind

1 Mar 2011: Bank of England Governor Mervyn King warned that take-home pay has been stagnant for six years. But there is nothing new about such a squeeze.
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