Last week’s UK elections put the Conservative Party firmly back in power. What does this mean for the ‘man on the street’, for teachers and carers? To clarify the economic backdrop, PhD Fellow Mary Kaltenberg examined wage distributions across the UK. The story she found is stark: a little over a third of the country are in the top earners bracket, while just under a quarter are stuck on — or below — the minimum wage. My first stop was the UK Office for National Sta...