Have your say on … falling wages

For the first time in three decades, Britons' take-home pay dropped by 0.8% as prices rose faster than income last year. This decline is likely to accelerate to about 2.0% this year. As part of our people's panel series , we would like four Comment is free commenters to go "above the line" to discuss their experience of the recession, comparing their earnings, budgets and spending five years ago with the expenses they have now. Are you feeling the squeeze? Is this due to a pay freeze, the loss of a job, moving to part-time work, or a pay cut? Compared with five years ago, do you feel a discrepancy in terms of what you (and possibly your family) are able to afford, and is this difference real, or perceived? If you would like to participate, please email David Shariatmadari ([email protected]) before 11pm on Friday with a contribution of around 200-250 words, from which we'll pick four articles. The subject line of your email should be "People's panel" . Please include your Comment is free username if you have one, your real name and a number we can contact you on if necessary over the next two days. Please note that we may not be able to respond to all submissions. • Many thanks for those who got in touch. Unfortunately, we haven't had enough submissions to assemble a panel, but keep a look out over coming days for the next topic.