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Almost half of households do not see benefits of economic growth, report says
Almost half of people in Britain live in areas where economic growth does not translate into a better quality of life with a "stark" North-South divide in the spending power of households, a new repor
bbc.co.uk•September 3, 2026
The economic challenges facing the next prime minister
We've had six prime ministers in a decade and it looks increasingly likely that Andy Burnham will be the seventh. But whoever is in charge, they face the same challenges. That's because what has unde
bbc.co.uk•June 24, 2026