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Crippling electricity costs almost HALFING factory workers’ access to resources as UK industry suffers

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Crippling electricity costs almost HALFING factory workers' access to resources as UK industry suffers

High energy costs and lack of investment leave British workers without resources and a “big problem” in the world, the think tank warns, The Institute for Public Policy Research has found that UK factory workers have 47 percent less resources, including machines, tools and technology, than international peers. The problem is caused by a permanent … Read more

Britons want to raise prices despite Starmer’s pledge to cut living costs

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Britons want to raise prices despite Starmer's pledge to cut living costs

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‘Expect very high grocery prices,’ farmer warns as diesel costs rise

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'Expect very high grocery prices,' farmer warns as diesel costs rise

Family farmer Darryn Shrosbree says the war is affecting the price of diesel and the nutrients used to make fertiliser. Farmers around the world are feeling the pain of the Iran war. Gas prices have risen and fertilizer supplies are dwindling due to Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for US and … Read more