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Good Society

Solidarity with cleaners

Sue Gray’s findings spark flood of support for cleaners, security staff and low-paid workers

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
28 May, 2022

Following exposure of ‘repugnant’ treatment of the lowest-paid staff at No 10, there has been an outpouring of solidarity towards cleaners and security staff across the UK.

End Violence Against Women

International Women’s Day: Calls for new approach to end VAWG and support all women’s rights

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
6 March, 2022

‘We call on government to match its rhetoric on ending VAWG with actions that support all women’s rights – including migrant women, and black and minoritised women.’

International response

Solidarity builds to help Poland accommodate refugees fleeing Ukraine

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
5 March, 2022

As central Europe welcomes Ukrainian refugees with open arms, the international community ramps up efforts to support primary receiving countries like Poland.

Ukraine crisis

‘This isn’t solidarity, it’s immoral’: Home Office under fire for providing no legal route for Ukraine refugees to travel directly to UK

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
27 February, 2022

By failing to accept visa applications from Ukrainians, the government offers no safe and legal direct entry to Britain for those fleeing danger in the war-torn country, unless they have British relatives.

Divide between rich and poor

Gap between rich and poor set to widen as value of inheritance increases

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 February, 2022

As the value of inheritance is set to double, the divide between the affluent and the disadvantaged will expand over the next 20 years, research finds.

Poverty Britain

Calls for Treasury to make immediate cash payments to ease cost-of living crisis

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
23 January, 2022

‘The government cannot stand by and allow the rising cost of living to knock people off their feet,’ says the JRF, amid demands for the chancellor to hand out cash payments to help struggling families.

British Army

Symon Hill: We must stand up to militarists’ attempts to misuse the Covid crisis

Symon Hill
10 January, 2022

‘The military top brass is using the pandemic as another opportunity to increase their influence.’

Empty town centre

Prof Prem Sikka: Income and wealth need to be redistributed and public services rejuvenated

Prem Sikka
17 December, 2021

‘The neoliberal economic policies have increased social tensions but have failed to energise the economy. They have impoverished people and turned town centres into economic deserts.’

Homophobic and transphobic hate crime soared during pandemic, report finds

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
4 December, 2021

Government’s hate crime strategy in the spotlight as new report shows rising levels of sexual orientation and transgender identity abuse.

Individuals from ethnic minorities are over-represented in low paid jobs

Prof Prem Sikka: Mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting is vital to overcome racial employment discrimination

Prem Sikka
26 November, 2021

‘Despite decades of racial equality laws, there are still disturbing racial patterns of employment.’

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