The 'green agenda' is pushing up the cost of living for lower earners, argues Ruth Porter.

Labour today highlighted the growing cost of living crisis afflicting millions of families, following a report by Save the Children showing that the Government's scheme for help with bills currently reaches just 3% of families at risk of fuel poverty.

1. New Labour had run out of ideas & steam by 2010.  2. We deserved to lose the 2010 Election. 3. We, New Labour, breached your trust by mismanaging European expansion in 2005 & and the Lisbon Treaty. 4. Our party, New Labour, were too close to the filthy rich. 5. The cost of living

Bad news from the High Court that the judges have supported the Government's sneaky move to link future pension rises to the (lower rising) Consumer Price Index (CPI) rather than the Retail Price Index (RPI) (which is a better guide to the changing cost of living).   However, it is good to see that the unions will be appealing this judgement, which is also a reminder that the pensions di...

David Cameron told us that now wasn’t the time for a referendum on the EU, saying it was more important to sort out the economy and that most people were more interested in jobs and the cost of living than having a referendum on the EU. So it’s not the right time to sort out

Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liam Byrne MP said; "It's truly astonishing that Boris Johnson can find the time to write a book when he was elected to run London. "Despite the summer riots, record unemployment and rising cost of living it's clear London has a part-time Mayor who’s not putting Londoners first. In fact Boris Johnson's public diary records the M...

UK pay deals are failing to keep up with the cost of living - especially for public sector workers, according to research.

Caroline Flint MP, Labour’s Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, speaking after confirmation that CPI has reached a record 5.2%, said:

Responding to today's warning from the Institute for Fiscal Studies that an extra 600,000 children face being pushed into poverty over the next two years, Ken Livingstone said: "With 4 in 10 London children currently living in poverty and this figure set to get worse over the next two years, London needs a mayor that will stand up for ordinary Londoners and take a stand against rising living ...

Angela Eagle MP, Labour's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to David Cameron's interview on the Andrew Marr Show, said: