crisis
280,000 people are at risk of homelessness
Housing benefit cuts and sanctions are blamed for the sharp rise in people asking councils to help keep them off the streets
The challenge of post tax haven Cyprus – and why, so far, the Troika has failed it
Cyprus is moving into unknown territory today, if not wholly by choice. The deal now agreed to close Laiki Bank and massively restructure the Bank of Cyprus will mean substantial losses for depositors with more then €100,000 in their accounts, but that’s just the beginning of the tale.
The housing crisis is getting worse – time for the coalition to rethink its strategy
We examine whether a living wage and changes to council tax valuations would mitigate the worst effects of the housing crisis.
World must act now to prevent Sahel famine killing millions
If we are to prevent the entirely avoidable Sahel famine crisis from killing thousands of people and once again staining our planet we must act. Now.
Transparency, accountability, responsibility: Miliband’s “one nation banking” principles
Ed Miliband will lay out his plans for a new era of responsibility at the top and outline his vision of “one nation banking” in a speech to Reuters today.
The need for disaster prophylaxis – managing the risk, not the crisis
Debbie Hillier of Oxfam reports on the findings of a report into the response to the Horn Of Africa disaster, the east Africa food crisis drought.