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 real house prices double under ‘new’ labour - clown continues to destroy living standards in britain

It is increasingly difficult for young people to buy their own home in ‘new’ Labour Britain.

One of the best measures of genuine living standards is to match earning power by comparing the cost of goods in terms of wages at two different times.

So, if it cost you 3 hours of work to buy your lunch ten years ago and it now costs you 2 hours work, then you are better off.
If it now costs you 4 hours work, you are worse off.

It now costs 7 years wages to buy a house in Brown’s ‘new’ Labour Britain..
When ‘new’ Labour came to power, a house cost 3 1/2 years wages.