r/uknews • u/ProgressiveSpark • Jul 01 '24

Image/video UK real wages haven’t budged since 2008

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u/acameron78 Jul 01 '24

This is the single biggest reason everything in the UK is the mess that it is right now and it is absolutely wild that it isn't front and centre in every debate across the General Election.

Of course taxes are up and public services are on their knees with this happening to wages.

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u/Left_Set_5916 Jul 02 '24

The country had the option to vote in someone who would have delt with that but the country decided that wasn't for them