Good news:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-25869001
Quote:
[The Government] has produced figures showing all except the richest 10% saw their take-home wages rise by at least 2.5% once tax cuts were taken into account.
That is more than the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rate of 2.4% in the year to April 2013.
Now, a whole 0.1% real terms pay growth? When the economy is meant to be growing towards 2% this year? So, our share of the national product is falling, and given wages have fallen behind inflation for the previous four or five years, the Tories expect us to be glad we haven't been mugged this year. Anyone would think an election is coming. Also, do their calculations include the increase in VAT that they imposed all those years ago?.
This is the point of the Shell Game, it doesn't matter in real terms whether people have seen wages rise or fall, the stats will allow their spokespersons to say wages are rising, living conditions improving,. and any hair splitter who tries to analyse the stats will be accused of bad grace wanting to talk the economy down, etc. The reality will be lost in the chaff thrown up by the Tory lie machine.