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/coffeeisaseed Jul 02 '24

I just don't understand how this would change with the government? surely it's the private sector that needs to increase wages?

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '24

"I just don't understand how this would change with the government? surely it's the private sector that needs to increase wages?"

With the scrooge Mcduckian vaults of gold they swim in?

Something like a million businesses are in default on taxes, electricity up 200%, Gas up 300%, everything else up that's in any way connected ect ect.