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Squeezed Britain: student loans, salaries and strikes

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Apr 10, 202636:16News & Politics

Sir Keir Starmer had promised 2026 would be the year the UK economy and household finances would finally “turn the corner”. But the Iran war has nixed those hopes. Now the pressure from unions to increase public sector p...

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Squeezed Britain: student loans, salaries and strikes is an episode from FT Politics by Financial Times. Sir Keir Starmer had promised 2026 would be the year the UK economy and household finances would finally “turn the corner”. But the Ira...

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Published Apr 10, 2026, 36:16 long, audio available.

Squeezed Britain: student loans, salaries and strikes

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