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Social Justice

Charities warn more needs to be done to end families being trapped in temporary accommodation in Scotland

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 October, 2021

The Scottish National Party has come under fire over its handling of homeless families.

Children living in poverty

Schools are propping up a ‘failing welfare state’ – report

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
15 October, 2021

Families in need are turning to schools for the support the welfare system is failing to provide.

Human rights groups slam Newcastle United takeover by Saudi investment fund as “tool for erasing human rights abuse”

Alexandra Warren
10 October, 2021

The Premier League’s owners’ and directors’ test does not prohibit those complicit in acts of torture, slavery, human trafficking or war crimes. 

EXCLUSIVE: Overwhelming majority of women say police are sexist

Josiah Mortimer
6 October, 2021

Sarah Everard was murdered by a serving police officer. Now new polling for LFF reveals widespread concerns over sexism in the police force.

Union Jack and European flag

Campaigners take government back to court over redacted post-Brexit trade deal papers

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
20 September, 2021

Social justice campaigners have taken legal action against the DIT in a dispute involving government allegedly signing trade negotiation rights in secret.

11 things wrong with the Tories’ cut to Universal Credit and Working Tax Credits

Josiah Mortimer
15 September, 2021

The government’s arguments fall apart quite quickly when you scratch the surface.

Priti Patel

Are Priti Patel’s plans to send migrant boats back to France lawful?

Alexandra Warren
11 September, 2021

‘The Government’s push back plan is senseless, dangerous and almost certainly unlawful.’

Ten things you need to know about the social care funding shake-up

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
8 September, 2021

The cacophony of angry reactions highlights gaping holes and injustices with Boris Johnson’s social care and NHS funding proposals.

Prof Prem Sikka: Tax hike is regressive and fails to address social, healthcare and pension crises

Prem Sikka
8 September, 2021

The government did not have to hit retirees and the less well-off. Billions could be raised through progressive measures.

Queer Night Pride marches held in the face of rising sexual orientation hate crimes

Sam Stroud
4 September, 2021

“The queer community shouldn’t have to see our brothers’ and sisters’ faces, siblings’ faces, black and blue across social media.”

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