Labour movement anger at government twisting of statistics to "prove" that living standards are rising is justified, but the Tory ploy indicates an exposed nerve.
Ed Miliband's decision to highlight the cost of living crisis for working people caught the coalition government on the hop.
Smug Chancellor George Osborne had been happy to place all Tory-Liberal Democrat election eggs in his overblown claim of economic recovery, believing that this would blow Labour out of the water.
Trade unions call for windfall tax hike to fund social energy tariff to public’s energy bills
The future does not have to be climate chaos and social breakdown. MARC VANDEPITTE looks at the alternatives offered by the Global Justice Report, co-authored by Thomas Piketty
In the current climate, it is vital to bust the myths and put forward the case for a humane and decent social security system that supports people, argues FRAN HEATHCOTE


