Commentary: If the UK economy is growing, why don't people feel better off?
August 24, 2026
August 24, 2026
GUILFORD, England, Aug. 24 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release:
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Commentary: If the UK economy is growing, why don't people feel better off?
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With news that the UK economy grew 0.4% in the second quarter of the year (2026), we asked our economics expert Dr Alistair Macaulay a simple question - why do people not feel better off?
Dr Alistair Macaulay
"In the first half of this ye . . .
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Commentary: If the UK economy is growing, why don't people feel better off?
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With news that the UK economy grew 0.4% in the second quarter of the year (2026), we asked our economics expert Dr Alistair Macaulay a simple question - why do people not feel better off?
Dr Alistair Macaulay
"In the first half of this ye . . .