costs, after housing. so a really significant proportion of household budgets are spent on childcare. we know that s most acute when children are youngest and costs for their care are highest. and that s also where government provision, affordable places, subsidised places, where that provision is also weakest. so we see parents paying out to go out to work, particularly when looking to return from maternity leave, before the kind of free hours offer that we see in countries like england or across the uk kick in, and we know that childcare costs are placing an enormous strain on families budgets but also on families in the round. so we know that where there isn t affordable childcare in place, where you can t get a childminder locally, where you can t get your child into a nursery that you think they d be happy in, it either means that parents take the strain on themselves, they either reduce their hours in the workplace, or they leave the workplace altogether to care full time for th
compared to some countries, to take on new workers, but nonetheless this fall in real wages is very concerning. let s not forget the energy bills hike, the increase in the energy price cap, has yet to kick in, the cost of living crisis is yet to really bite. things are going to get difficult for people this winter and into 2023. the bank of england warned just recently that inflation could hit i3% by october, and with that in mind, it is not entirely surprising that companies are struggling to keep pace. the fear of the bank of england is that we are going to end up in some kind of wage price spiral, where expectations are that inflation is going to continue to soar and therefore workers are going to continue to demand higher pay. it was wrong, in my view, for the bank of england governor andrew bailey to suggest workers should not ask for pay raises. they should ask for as much as they think they re worth and
of the question. but in terms of the feel of the weather, once again temperatures above where they should be for the time of year, not quite as mild as the last couple of days, but nevertheless 9 13 celsius the high. through the night tonight, we continue with a south westerly flow, so mild across england and wales, but a northerly wind will start to kick in, and that is going to drag in some colder air for the far north of scotland. this is a cold front, so that cold air is going to continue to push its way steadily south as the front sinks slowly south during bank holiday monday. we will also see more cloud and rain just brushing the southern fringes, and sandwiched in between the two, relatively mild and still with sunshine continuing. we will have sunshine further north, but look at the difference with the feel of the weather. ten to 11 to the south of that cold front, and behind it, a noticeable difference, particularly across eastern scotland where temperatures really struggling
on exposed west facing coasts, gusts in excess of a0 mph not out of the question. but in terms of the feel of the weather, once again temperatures above where they should be for the time of year, not quite as mild as the last couple of days, but nevertheless 9 13 celsius the high. through the night tonight, we continue with a south westerly flow, so mild across england and wales, but a northerly wind will start to kick in, and that is going to drag in some colder air for the far north of scotland. this is a cold front, so that cold air is going to continue to push its way steadily south as the front sinks slowly south during bank holiday monday. we will also see more cloud and rain just brushing the southern fringes, and sandwiched in between the two, relatively mild and still with sunshine continuing. we will have sunshine further north, but look at the difference with the feel of the weather. ten to 11 to the south of that cold front, and behind it, a noticeable difference, particula
on exposed west facing coasts, gusts in excess of a0 mph not out of the question. but in terms of the feel of the weather, once again temperatures above where they should be for the time of year, not quite as mild as the last couple of days, but nevertheless 9 13 celsius the high. through the night tonight, we continue with a south westerly flow, so mild across england and wales, but a northerly wind will start to kick in, and that is going to drag in some colder air for the far north of scotland. this is a cold front, so that cold air is going to continue to push its way steadily south as the front sinks slowly south during bank holiday monday. we will also see more cloud and rain just brushing the southern fringes, and sandwiched in between the two, relatively mild and still with sunshine continuing. we will have sunshine further north, but look at the difference with the feel of the weather. ten to ii to the south of that cold front, and behind it, a noticeable difference, particula