New analysis reveals the Tories’ wholescale failure to grow the economy and to level up Britain, with figures showing that in every region in Great Britain real wages are lower now than when the Tories came to power in 2010.
Across the country as a whole, real wages are down by an average of 5%, leaving people £1,600 a year worse off than they were in 2010. Wages in Crawley have fallen by 5%, resulting in a £1,800 cut.
A crucial component of getting wages up and improving living standards is growing the economy, something that has stalled under the Tories.
If the economy had continued to grow at the same rate as it had been with the last Labour government, then there would be £30 billion more to spend on public services without having to raise a single tax.
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