Students in UK Hit by Cost-of-Living Crisis, Job Insecurity and Soaring Food Prices
The "class of 2022" has graduated into the worst cost of living crisis in decades due to skyrocketing energy prices, rising food prices, and the possibility of a recession. According to Shreya Nanda, an economist with the Institute for Public Policy Research's Centre for Economic Justice, students have been experiencing their own crisis for many years as a result of stagnant wages, rising rents, high marginal tax rates for children, and a reduction in state spending.
August 06, 2022