UK rates of school absence due to damp-related illnesses 80% higher than European average
‘The government, Ofgem, the energy sector and industry bodies must work collaboratively to make energy more affordable for all.’
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Reversing two-child limit would be ‘cost-effective’ way to pull 540,000 children out of poverty, says IFS
‘The recent rise in measured child poverty is entirely driven by higher rates of poverty among families with three or more children. Scrapping the two-child limit would be a cost-effective way of reducing child poverty.’
This is what public sector workers need from the Labour government
“A strong economy is not possible without a strong public sector”
Equity general secretary calls on Keir Starmer to introduce an industrial plan for the creative industries
Paul W Fleming also criticised the government’s decision to make cuts to the Winter Fuel Allowance
Winter Fuel Payments explained: What will change, who is affected and why is it so controversial?
Today will see MPs vote on whether to cut winter fuel payments to the majority of pensioners
Fran Heathcote: New government needs to deliver pay restoration for civil servants
Left Foot Forward spoke to the PCS general secretary at TUC Congress
Siân Berry gives her verdict on two months of a Labour government
Left Foot Forward interviewed the new Green Party MP at the party’s conference in Manchester.
The government must abandon Tory policies and give people hope
The government is continuing with Tory policies which would deepen despair and push more people into the arms of right-wing extremists.
How the Government can combat right-wing extremists by challenging neoliberalism
The political system has abandoned low/middle income families and makes them an easy target for right-wing extremists offering simplistic solutions
New research reveals devastating impact of the two-child benefit cap
The study found that 23 percent of families with three children and 26 percent of families with four or more children experienced food insecurity in June, compared to 17 percent of households with one or two children and 12 percent of households without children.