One in four households with children (25.8) have experienced food insecurity in the past month, with an estimated 4 million children affected
The news you didn’t see this week…
‘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.’
The news you didn’t see this week…
A roundup of progressive news…
‘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’
‘The right-wing coup is no respecter of democracy. ‘
‘The IMF statement is very serious, and it shows just what a mess the government have made of the economy.’
‘The low paid get just £550 in government help, despite facing £1,300 rise in fuel bills not to mention other costs’.
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.
