Spending Review: Just some of the times Tory ministers pledged to keep the aid budget intact
One minister promised his ‘good pal’ the Chancellor wouldn’t be cutting the aid budget only in September…
Social Justice
Dr Kailash Chand: The pandemic is poverty. To ‘level up’ we need to overhaul our economy
The former deputy chair of the British Medical Association shows how inequality is deeply wrapped up in the Covid crisis.
Unions worry this ‘rushed’ UK trade deal could undermine labour standards in east Africa
The UK government is pushing through trade deals before the Brexit transition period ends. But at what cost?
A minister has boasted about how easy it is to fire workers in Britain
The comments come amid growing anger over fire-and-rehire tactics.
Home truths: What we can learn from the ‘Return of Squalor’ in Britain
The neglect of housing here is a national scandal. A new anthology lifts the lid on a decade of policy failure.
Tory politicians are trying and failing to justify the free school meals fiasco
The party is looking sheepish, squirming and desperate, as they try to belittle Labour’s support for tackling child hunger.
The cost of food vouchers is a drop in the ocean compared to these other Tory projects
As Johnson digs his heels in on child hunger, we’re getting a clear sense of the government’s priorities.
8 shocking facts about food poverty in the UK
The UK is the 7th richest country in the world – but many people struggle to afford enough to eat
The Tories are trying to remove accountability for war crimes. What will Labour do?
The Overseas Operations Bill will make the armed forces even more immune from prosecution – a dangerous move.
MPs demand government action over ‘systemic abuse’ of Uighur Muslims in China
“The Foreign Secretary can – and must – lead the charge to forge a path towards the Uighurs freedom.”