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Tesco accused of ‘rampant profiteering’ for raking in £1bn profit as cost of groceries soar
‘There has been an ‘abject failure’ in leadership from the government who have done absolutely nothing to reduce these staggeringly excessive profits of supermarkets like Tesco.’
More than a million children growing up in poverty under two-child benefits limit
“I am currently on maternity leave and can’t afford to stay at home for the full 39 weeks due to not receiving any extra help from tax credits as this is my 3rd child."
Paul Nowak: We can end the Tory ‘doom loop’ of economic stagnation by investing in public services
'Cuts have consequences – but so does investment.'
Child poverty rises by 350,000 to 4.2 million
48% of children in BAME families are growing up in poverty as are 44% of children in lone-parent families.
Liberal Democrats vote for a Guaranteed Basic Income
The policy was heralded as a 'powerful ambition to eradicate poverty'
Seven ways the Spring Budget has failed to help working people
'The elephant in the room is the lack of funding for pay rises to recruit/retain public sector workers.'