Prem Sikka: Here’s why the autumn statement does nothing to help ordinary working people
‘The chancellor delivered a continuation of austerity, public spending cuts and tax hikes.’
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Trussell Trust urges government to use Autumn Statement to protect low income households, as food banks are at ‘breaking point’
‘We are calling on the government to urgently confirm in the Autumn Statement that benefits will rise in line with inflation next April, and to reduce the burden of debt deductions which drive unacceptable levels of hardship.”
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.”
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