Ruby Stockham
Ruby Stockham was formerly a staff writer at Left Foot Forward. She has a Masters degree in Modern Literature and was the winner of The Spectator's 2013 prize for travel writing.
UK renters get the worst deal in Europe
23 minutes of every hour worked in the UK is spent on rent
Welfare cuts: who will lose out?
The working poor and their children will suffer when the 'merry-go-round' stops
Clean energy will create more jobs than fossil fuel, says UN report
Report counters claims that cutting emissions is incompatible with growth
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The most read stories on Left Foot Forward this week
Three in ten UK Bangladeshi households are overcrowded
Latest government figures show the impact soaring house prices are having on living conditions
Why the rich getting richer is bad for growth
New IMF research shows that an increase in the income share of the poor boosts the whole economy