Northern women face deep inequalities and urgent need for change, report warns
“It’s a damning reminder of the deep inequalities women in the North continue to face in health, in work, and in opportunity.”
Inequality
Here’s how Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement must offer hope
‘The government needs to recalibrate policies’
Billionaires’ wealth rises by over £230billion in first month of 2025 alone
The #TaxTheSuperRich movement said it would take 15million workers on a global average income an entire year to collectively earn the same amount of cash.
Bus cuts hit poorest areas 10 times harder
‘Neglecting England’s buses has had serious environmental, social and economic consequences’
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
The budget has missed an opportunity to create a fairer tax system, reduce inequalities and boost people’s purchasing power
The government will need to abandon Tory economic policies, redistribute income and wealth, eradicate poverty, strengthen worker rights, and take essential services in public ownership.
Chart shows how poorest households gain most, while wealthiest pay most after Labour’s budget
With economists and analysts still digesting Labour’s first budget in 14 years, one thing is becoming increasingly clear, those on lower incomes stand to benefit the most while the wealthiest households will pay the most. Chancellor Rachel Reeves set outtest
New Economics Foundation: Here’s what Rachel Reeves needs to do in the budget to fix our economy
The chancellor has a unique opportunity to set the country on a course toward greater resilience, better living standards and ecological sustainability. Here’s what we hope she will address next week.
The power of finance and capital is maintained by sacrificing the lives of innocent people
The high priests of neoliberalism do not want to shackle capital or curb profiteering.
The government must abandon Tory policies and give people hope
The government is continuing with Tory policies which would deepen despair and push more people into the arms of right-wing extremists.