MPs: The government must not blow this chance to end homelessness in the UK
A new parliamentary report sets out the shocking state of housing precarity – and demands immediate action.
Social Justice
Rural Britain needs a New Deal
Rural poverty has been ignored for too long – and it could get much worse without serious action now.
Iain Duncan Smith: Burden of coronavirus payback will fall hardest on poorest
He said the burden “will fall heaviest on those on low incomes”.
The BBC and government are failing freelancers
They’ve been dumped on the scrapheap.
Food bank boss reveals staggering impact of crisis on food poverty
“It would be false for me to say we can continue to meet indefinitely an unspecified level of demand.”
Child hunger warning as Tories stop free school meal vouchers over half term
“This is absolutely not the time to be withdrawing support for free school meals.”
New figures reveal devastating disparities in Covid deaths depending on your occupation
Turns out coronavirus does discriminate, after all.
The Tories want you to forget about the Bedroom Tax – but it’s still hurting people
Does Boris Johnson really want to use the bedroom tax, against families of essential workers who’ve given their lives in the fight against Covid-19?
Exclusive: Irn-Bru-maker spending £100k on bosses’ cars while furloughing staff
The Scottish Greens said this was unacceptable.
Amid a pandemic, private investors are still demanding billions from low-income countries
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak must take the lead in pressing for private debt relief for indebted countries.