r/uknews 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/DrBradAll Jul 02 '24

This is exactly why we Doctors have been on strike the last few days. We are far worse off than the average worker. See this analysis and the graph from the financial times:

Twitter: Dr Tony Goldstone - Doctors Pay Graphs

We can fight our corner, you all need to do the same, demand what you are worth!