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A depressing set of poverty statistics

By Tom MacInnes
On 13 June 2013

Today the DWP published the most recent set of income and poverty statistics for the UK. They make quite depressing reading. Median incomes fell by 3% between 2010/11 and 2011/12, following a 4% fall...

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What to look for in the poverty statistics

By Tom MacInnes
On 06 June 2013

Next Thursday, the DWP releases its annual Households Below Average Income publication. It is the most reliable source of data on household incomes, income inequality and poverty. This release will...

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Can investors really "require" a 5% return?

By Peter Kenway
On 29 May 2013

NPI’s recent report on the water industry, and, in particular, the attention it paid to the 30% share of turnover accounted for by operating profits, has not gone down well with the...

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Wage squeeze means work is paying less and less

By Tom MacInnes
On 23 May 2013

Figures released last week showed that wages, once adjusted for inflation, are now back to the level last seen at the beginning of the last decade. For people in some industries, notably those in the...

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