Huw Pill’s claim that we are all worse off is false. The rich have got richer | Letters

Public sector workers and food bank users don't need the Bank's chief economist to tell them who is worse off and who not, says Janet Dube. Plus letters from David Redshaw, Mike Alcock, Austen Lynch and Andy Stelman

Huw Pill says in the UK, someone needs to accept that they're worse off" (Britons need to accept' they're poorer, says Bank of England economist, 25 April). If he wants to tell someone" his private opinion of our economic situation, being chief economist at the Bank of England surely puts him in a good position to find a candidate.

It's simply not true that we're all worse off", as Mr Pill claims. Neither the prime minister nor King Charles appear to be in that category. Public sector workers and food bank clients don't need a senior economist to tell them who is worse off and who isn't.