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Croydon’s 6.6% unemployment rate is among worst in capital

Croydon has one of the worst unemployment rates in London, according to the latest figures. There are 1.8million unemployed across the country, which the Office for National Statistics said, outside the covid pandemic, is the highest level nationally since August … Continue reading

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Inflation spike sets Transport for London fares to rise by 5.8%

London’s bus, tram, Tube and rail fares look set to increase by an “eye-watering” 5.8% next year, after yesterday’s latest inflation figures. The Office for National Statistics announced yesterday that the UK Retail Price Index – or RPI – hit … Continue reading

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Inflation down to 2% – but it’s too late to save Sunak’s Tories

Two sets of figures were released this morning – one generally good news for the nation as a whole, the other spelling more doom and gloom for the Conservative Government under Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. WALTER CRONXITE explains why The … Continue reading

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Shoppers and pensioners hit hard by food inflation at 19.2%

There’s no sign of the cost-of-living crisis abating any time soon, with one business expert warning: ‘Supermarkets pursuing endless price increases are heading down a path of mutually-assured destruction’ Food price inflation was up to 19.2per cent in March, from … Continue reading

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