UK shoppers are keeping calm and carrying on. Why?

Consumers are in either denial about the economy or think they are managing … for now

Water firms exist to sustain life. They should answer to citizens, not shareholders

An oversight system with teeth would stop utilities from inflicting misery by profiteering

Labour sets out plan to link minimum wage to cost of living

Exclusive: earnings of lowest-paid could rise by £832; lower rates for 18- to 22-year-olds to be scrapped

The Guardian view on the economy: soaring prices and plunging wages spell conflict ahead

Editorial: The UK is not the only country in this economic mess, but its position is the most precarious of any in the rich world

Inflation at 10%? This is class war – and it was years in the making

Austerity, Brexit and the cost of living crisis have been built on nonsensical misinformation, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

‘Nobody is in charge’: Tory peer hits out at ministers over inflation

As rate reaches double digits, Stuart Rose calls lack of government action to shield households ‘horrifying’

Australia’s wages rise 2.6% in year to June but continue to lag inflation

Increase falls short of expectations as unions call for more support to address the ‘serious failure of our wages system’

I worked on the privatisation of England’s water in 1989. It was an organised rip-off

Taxpayers lost out, and consumers have paid through the nose ever since. This failed regime is long past its sell-by date, says economist Jonathan Portes

Labour to push energy price cap policy in campaign blitz

Party aims to get out message on plan to tackle cost of living before new Conservative PM enters No 10

Britain has been avoiding its biggest problems for decades. Now we’re paying the price

From the climate to water and energy, our country is facing multiple crises that are a product of total political failure, says Guardian columnist John Harris

Boris Johnson told to tackle rising energy bills to avoid ‘extreme suffering’ this winter

Ex-chief scientist David King says outgoing PM must deliver fiscal policies to support poorer people

Like Thatcher, Truss wants radical change – but could she avoid a crisis?

Whether she or Rishi Sunak becomes prime minister, challenge looks as daunting as it did for James Callaghan in 1976

We partied for June’s jubilee, but a winter recession won’t be an easy ride

Data on jobs, prices and sales this week will add to the gloom, but might an inflation-led return to work take the edge off?

Six interest rate rises in a row? Blame greedy City bankers

Higher mortgage costs will hit homeowners and tenants, investment and consumer spending. In a recession. I hope they’re proud of their acquisitive selves

There’s a gaping hole at the centre of British politics where ideas used to be

Ideas once animated politics. Now our political class is rudderless at a time of crisis, says writer William Davies