The most #dishonest campaign in modern #British #political history promised that Brexit would save £350 million a week.

Instead:

- #Brexit is now costing this country £250 million every single day
- That is why we have the highest #tax burden in 70 years
- That is why families face sky-high #bills
- That is why we remain trapped in a #CostOfLiving crisis

thenational.scot/news/25685712…

#FairVotes #ProportionalRepresentation #PR #UK

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Scottish Labour MPs abstain on EU customs union vote

SCOTTISH Labour MPs have been accused of failing to “stand up for Scotland” after none of them voted in support to create a new UK-EU customs…

^{Alasdair Ferguson (The National)}

No one ever said Americans were intelligent people.

"As I dug into the research, something far more important than the specific dollar estimate of an average family’s loss emerged: Trump’s economic policies have put the nation on a long-term path of decline, in terms of gross domestic product, employment, capital investment and wage growth."
#collapse #authoritarianism #Trumpism #econmics #RiggedMarkets #corruption #CostofLiving #tariffs
nytimes.com/2025/12/09/opinion…

What's the saying? A country is only three meals away from revolution?

If this constant flow of money upwards continues and the million and billionaires don't voluntarily deal with it, heads will roll.

It's happened lots of times before and they seem to think it won't happen again but you've only to look at the people who didn't think it was sad when a submarine collapsed crushing it's occupants.

#billionaires #costofliving #pricerises #poverty #eattherich

newsweek.com/millionaire-ceo-w…

Millionaire CEO Warns US Economic Situation Could Lead to Revolution

Venture capitalist Bradley Tusk said that inequality in the U.S. could lead to an uprising similar to the French Revolution.

^{Alia Shoaib (Newsweek)}

Consumer spending stalled in September as #inflation continues to rise, orchestrated shutdown-delayed report shows

US consumer spending increased only marginally in September, suggesting a loss of momentum in the #economy at the end of the third quarter as a lackluster #labor market & rising cost of living curbed demand.

#Trump #tariffs #unemployment #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession #trumpcession
reuters.com/world/us/us-consum…

Private employers cut 32k #jobs in November, acc/to the payroll processing company #ADP. Economists are closely watching the company’s data because numbers from the Bureau of #Labor Statistics [#BLS] have been delayed [& are unreliable] by the federal govt shutdown, which ended last month but is continuing to have lingering effects on the nation’s economic stats.

#Trump #economy #inflation #tariffs #recession #unemployment #affordability #CostOfLiving #trumpcession
nytimes.com/live/2025/12/03/us…

IMO ~ #Costco trying to sue the #Trump administration over #tariffs , is like a #UnitedStates citizen trying to sue our #government over the rise in the #costofliving

WE SHALL SEE.......

Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
nbcnews.com/business/business-…

#JustSaying

Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs

Costco Wholesale sued the Trump administration in the Court of International Trade, seeking a refund of tariffs imposed under an emergency powers law.

^{Steve Kopack (NBC News)}

America is built on paywalls 🏴‍☠️🔥 #inflation #costofliving

December 02, 2025 at 11:10AM

via ig instagr.am/p/DRxNnZbkUcf/ #ellars

JAMES ELLARS on Instagram: "America is built on paywalls 🏴‍☠️🔥 #inflation #costofliving"

Explore the complexities of America's cost of living crisis, examining the impact on housing, food, and other essential expenses. Get insights into the challenges faced by ordinary Americans and learn how to adapt to the changing economic landscape.

^Instagram

What are Europeans giving up for their mortgage payments?

Many Europeans are taking on hefty mortgages to cover housing costs.

For some, such loans require cutting back on daily purchases — but what gets trimmed first?

mediafaro.org/article/20251201…

#Mortgage #Housing #HousingCrisis #CostOfLiving #Europe #Economy #Banks

What are Europeans giving up for their mortgage payments?

Many Europeans are taking on hefty mortgages to cover housing costs. For some, such loans require cutting back on daily purchases — but what gets trimmed first?

^Euronews

Strikes for a living wage and decent working conditions continue across the arts sector in the UK:

news.artnet.com/art-world/muse…

Eddie Dempsey joined the picket line outside Tate Britain this week to show solidarity.

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#UKPolitics #CostOfLiving #WelfareNotWarfare #JoinAUnion

Young Americans need help 👀🚩🏴‍☠️
#inflation #jobs #costofliving #usa

November 29, 2025 at 10:22AM

via ig instagr.am/p/DRpZxeFkYSE/ #ellars

JAMES ELLARS on Instagram: "Young Americans need help 👀🚩🏴‍☠️ #inflation #jobs #costofliving #usa"

The rising cost of living and unemployment rates in the US have left many young Americans struggling to make ends meet. In this video, experts share their insights on navigating financial challenges, managing debt, and finding stable employment.

^Instagram

Everyone’s finishing work — but millions are STILL not earning enough to live on.

The new minimum wage rise doesn’t bridge the gap with the real Living Wage.

#MinimumWage #LivingWage #CostOfLiving #UKPolitics #Budget2025
voxpoliticalonline.com/2025/11…

Keep talking, Iain – your idiot ideas will run your party right out of office

The minimum wage is rising, but workers will still earn less than a living wage. Here’s why the rise falls short and what should change.

^{Mike Sivier (Vox Political)}

Keep Wall St hedgies away from housing 🚩🏴‍☠️😤🏦
#housing #inflation #costofliving

November 28, 2025 at 10:22AM

via ig instagr.am/p/DRm0_TykTbP/ #ellars

JAMES ELLARS on Instagram: "Keep Wall St hedgies away from housing 🚩🏴‍☠️😤🏦 #housing #inflation #costofliving"

The rise of corporate buying in the housing market has sparked controversy and raised questions about its impact on homeownership.

^Instagram

"... if we want affordable food, we need non-market solutions: export bans, domestic quotas, price regulation. Otherwise, if farmers aren't going to feed us, we have no reason to permit their industry to exist - and certainly no reason to continue to subsidise them with free water and free pollution and free emissions."

@norightturnnz, 2025

norightturn.blogspot.com/2025/…

Preach.

#CostOfLiving #FoodPrices #agriculture

There have been high-profile announcements of #layoffs in recent weeks, but that doesn’t immediately translate into higher #unemployment, which was at a low 4.4% rate in Sept, acc/to the latest Labor Department “data”.

#Trump #economy #inflation #tariffs #CCI #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession #trumpcession

The survey also showed growing pessimism among respondents about #job availability & #income prospects in the next 6 months.

“Mid-2026 expectations for #labor market conditions remained decidedly negative, & expectations for increased household incomes shrunk dramatically, after 6 months of strongly positive readings,” Peterson said.

#Trump #economy #inflation #tariffs #CCI #affordability #CostOfLiving #recession #trumpcession