Inflation Archives - Solidarity (Ireland)

Skyrocketing prices means food crisis for working-class families

By Marie-Claire Jennequin In the past three months alone, food inflation has rocketed by a staggering 16.6% – the highest ever recorded. Many everyday staples such as milk, eggs and butter have increased even more exponentially. This means an extra €1,000 on

May 31, 2023

It’s a ‘cost-of-survival’ crisis

By Conor Burke In a short period of time, the cost of essentials such as food and fuel have skyrocketed. Working-class people are faced with a cost-of-living, or more accurately a cost-of-survival crisis, in their daily lives. Rising prices come on top

Mar 14, 2022

Economy·Featured Articles·News & Analysis

“We can’t afford to live” — what’s needed to end the cost-of-living crisis

By Jonathan Diebold The cost-of-living crisis, or more accurately, the cost-of-surviving crisis, is here. Over three quarters of people in Ireland are concerned about the rising cost of essential items, and rightly so. People spent on average €31 more than they did

Feb 19, 2022

World News

World economy: Where is the recovery going?

By Eric Byl, ISA International Executive There is much to say about the so-called “post-pandemic” economic rebound. The figures look impressive, but warnings are manifold. New heights in inequality between rich and poor are pouring petrol on existing social tensions and producing

Aug 21, 2021

Inflation

Skyrocketing prices means food crisis for working-class families

It’s a ‘cost-of-survival’ crisis

“We can’t afford to live” — what’s needed to end the cost-of-living crisis

World economy: Where is the recovery going?

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