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pcernie
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19616946Though if you use fuel or energy, or, you know, eat... Things will probably stay as they are 
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Obviously I lost a lot at the start of the crisis when I spend a year at home followed by six months on the doll.
But since getting my new job have had much larger annual payrises than in my previous jobs (though that was offset by the lower starting point).
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paulzolo
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I bet the public sector won't see much increase.
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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My income level will drop, if the twunt at the top of our tree continues to impose his will on the UK business.
On topic: Let's see if they trot out the usual "the economy grew by a smaller margin than expected", when this turns out to be another dose of bunk.
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jonbwfc
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I was listening to Radio 4 early Saturday morning and they did a piece on Iceland (the country, not the frozen food retailer). Iceland have basically done exactly the reverse of what we've done and their economy is, if not booming, then at least showing strong signs of recovery.
Obviously, Iceland, much smaller country, not the same economy etc. But still next time GO stands up and says 'there is no alternative', it ain't necessarily so.
They also put some of their bankers in jail. The rest are now happy to adhere to a code of practice that ensures it can never happen again, surprisingly.
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Spreadie
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Not surprising, considering their bankers leveraged ten times their national GDP. Gee, I wonder why we can't do that?
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belchingmatt
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pcernie
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Linux_User
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MrStevenRogers
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my wages via pay rises have been very poor (about 2.5% per year)
its been the tax allowance threshold rises which have helped
these tax allowance thresholds are again raised next April and again the following year to £10,000
its about the only thing the coalition have got right for working people ...
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Amnesia10
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It would also explain why he took so long before he claimed the dole.  _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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TheFrenchun
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I got 2% this year and 2.5% the previous year.
By comparison, my rent on previous house had raised by 12%
Current rent, bills and travel costs amount to 60% of my salary. Fun!
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saspro
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Welcome to living in the city. I haven't had a pay rise in 2 years, I must address that.
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ProfessorF
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I'm finding it hard to find a place where the rent alone is less than 50% of my income, before bills. I'm not even in a city...
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saspro
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You barely live in a village 
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