Beyond the glitz and glamour of G7: Rising poverty and food bank use in Cornwall
‘While the likes of Joe Biden will be treated to vintage wines, it is worth remembering that Cornwall is one of the poorest areas in North West Europe’.
‘While the likes of Joe Biden will be treated to vintage wines, it is worth remembering that Cornwall is one of the poorest areas in North West Europe’.
The government has ignored the advice of the Electoral Commission, and it’s threatening our democracy
People in poorer areas have seen cuts of £182 more per head than their more affluent counterparts
Planned spending cuts for 2015-16 are likely to return to the same areas to squeeze them further
The percentage of households in the UK who are below society’s minimum standard of living has increased from 14% to 33% over the last 30 years, according to a new study of poverty and deprivation.
The headline figure of ‘troubled families’ tells us little about the situation in local areas.
The government heralded the fall in unemployment as evidence their economic strategy is working – but in deprived areas the picture is less rosy.
Eric Pickles has masked the true cuts to local government budgets by using a total inflated by council tax and NHS social care funding, reports Rosanna Singler.