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8.3m people have personal debt problems — it’s a bubble waiting to burst
Personal debt in Britain stands at £200bn and grows by 10 per cent a year. Any increase in interest rates could tip millions over the edge.
Civil servants standing down and speaking out shows the Brexit shambles we’re in
Whatever the true reasons for Olly Robbins’ move from civil servant in charge of the Department for Exiting the European Union to a new role at No. 10, it is another demonstration of the shambles behind the government’s Brexit strategy.test
The backdrop to #HousingDay is Grenfell, growing homelessness and a housing crisis
Housing in Britain is in crisis. All the evidence shows that the government is utterly failing to respond properly.
Women more likely than men to be paid less than minimum wage
Two thirds of between 300,000 to 600,000 workers who are illegally paid below the minimum wage are women.
Our clubs and venues are shutting at an alarming rate — they need protection from developers
In the last ten years, the UK has lost half of its clubs and 10,000 of its pubs.
This week’s most read: Arms dealers, sex work, and Tory plots
The top articles on Left Foot Forward this week.
The TUC voted against decriminalising sex work. Here’s why it was the right decision
Delegates at TUC Congress stood against exploitation this week: full decriminalisation of sex work would only help the traffickers and pimps.
As Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund hits $1trn, we need one for the UK
The Conservatives pledged to set up regional Wealth Funds for investing in our country. They should use the Autumn Statement to fulfil their manifesto promise.
Our housing system treats homelessness as a lifestyle choice
The rise in the number of ‘intentionally homeless’ passes the buck for a housing crisis driven by policy failure, writes an anonymous housing worker.
Murdoch’s bid to take over Sky just hit another wall
Culture secretary Karen Bradley has referred the 21st Century Fox bid to buy Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority.