To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty
Labour’s child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won’t address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty
Inequality
Chancellor urged to create a Social Emergency Fund in Budget
“Tackling this social emergency must be the top priority.”
Richard Burgon MP: Labour Must Tax Wealth and Deliver Emergency Action on the Cost of Living
Labour must also take urgent action to deal with the social emergency facing millions right here and now.
Andy McDonald MP: Nigel Farage is defending the wealthy while asking everyone else to tighten their belts
Farage’s speech was framed as an appeal to “growth,” but it was a defence of privilege. He fretted over inheritance and “exit” taxes that inconvenience the rich.
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
Labour brings back maintenance grants for students from disadvantaged backgrounds
The means-tested grants will be aimed at “those who need them most” and would be funded by a new international student levy, as outlined in a recent immigration white paper.
Our state has become a guarantor of corporate profits
Equitable distribution of income and wealth would go a long way towards stimulating domestic demand and investment…
How we can fight back against the right-wing coup
For a better future the power of corporations and wealthy elites must be curbed and reversed
Most Brits support a wealth tax – so, which European countries have one?
Britain is one of the most unequal countries in the OECD. The richest 10 percent of households hold 43 percent of all the country’s wealth, while the poorest half own just 9 percent.
Taming corporations is the key issue of our times
To appease corporations, people may raze mountains, divert rivers, clear forests, cover countryside in tarmac and shower subsidies upon them, but they have no loyalty to any place, people or product.