Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 2, October 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…
Inequality
No, having a smartphone doesn’t mean you’re not poor
‘If they’re so poor why do they have a smartphone’ is a ridiculous argument. You can’t apply for benefits, jobs, manage your bank account or contact your family without internet and for many in poverty, a phone is the most affordable internet access they have.’
Radical Roundup: 10 stories that have got buried – Week 1, October 2022
The news you didn’t see this week…
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
For thousands of young people from low income families, access to a broad and balanced curriculum is increasingly limited – especially for music.
‘Between 2012 and 2016, the proportion of schools offering music to all students in year nine fell from 84 per cent to 67 per cent’
Prem Sikka: We’re in the latest stage of a right-wing coup that began in the 1970s
‘The right-wing coup is no respecter of democracy. ‘
IMF urges Tory government to reverse huge tax cuts that ‘will likely increase inequality’
‘The IMF statement is very serious, and it shows just what a mess the government have made of the economy.’
Gordon Brown’s superb Twitter thread on the scale of poverty and inequality in the UK
‘The low paid get just £550 in government help, despite facing £1,300 rise in fuel bills not to mention other costs’.
Prem Sikka: This mini-budget will only increase inequality and poverty
The biggest winners are corporations and the rich. As a result, the government’s borrowing will surge from £72.4bn, to £234.1bn, but won’t provide details of the impact on current and future generations.
Why Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget is only for the richest 1% while failing the most in need
There was more in this mini budget for bankers than there was for children living in poverty.