UK government is ‘violating international law’ over poverty levels, says UN official
“The policies in place are not working or not protecting people in poverty, and much more needs to be done for these people to be protected.”
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1,000,000 children living in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017, report finds
4 million people experienced destitution in 2022
The government isn’t waging a war on poverty. It’s waging a war on the poor.
The British state has declared war on low and middle income families
Labour conference: How can Labour end the need for food banks?
“People don’t think either political party is taking hardship seriously enough and didn’t see a plan to tackle it.”
Margaret Hodge on fighting extremism, challenges facing the country and what the next Labour government must do
With nearly 30 years of Parliamentary experience, we asked Hodge about some of her proudest achievements as an MP, her views on populist extremism, addressing child poverty and inequality and what she thinks the biggest challenges facing the country are going forward.
The Conservative Party conference offered no policies to fix the country
The ruling Conservative Party might have reflected on its failures and offered fresher policies to rejuvenate the economy and heal social divisions
Debbie Abrahams MP: The Tories are scapegoating vulnerable social security claimants
There is no evidence that ratcheting up sanctions incentivizes people into work
New Energy Secretary linked to oil-funded think tank
OpenDemocracy gave the think tank the lowest possible funding transparency rating
Sanctions make it harder for benefit claimants to find work, new research finds
“Demanding compliance from people means they end up jumping through hoops rather than finding jobs that are a good fit for them”
A refusal to tackle child poverty shames us as a country
Over the last decade the number of children living in poverty has increased by around 600,000.