Rishi Sunak proved again this week that he doesn’t understand child poverty
56% of people in poverty in the UK are in a working family and 7 in 10 children in poverty are in a family where at least one parent works.
Inequality
FTSE 100 chief executives’ pay soars by 23% this year as rest of us are urged to show ‘pay restraint’
The average total pay for FTSE 100 CEOs rose to a record £3.9mn in 2021-22, up from £3.6mn in 2018-19.
Rishi Sunak grilled at PMQs for boasting about withdrawing funding from deprived urban areas
“Rather than apologise or pretend he meant something else, why doesn’t he do the right thing and undo the changes he made to those funding formula?”
EXCLUSIVE: More than 7 in 10 voters say government is not doing enough to help with the cost of living crisis, poll finds
77% of voters believe that the government is not doing enough, compared to just 17% who think that the government is doing enough.
The UK has become a laughing stock, we need a general election now
‘The UK needs a fresh start and that can’t be provided by the Conservative party hoisting another neoliberal prime minister on the country. We need a general election now.’
4 million children now living in homes without adequate access to food, as food insecurity doubles since January
One in four households with children (25.8) have experienced food insecurity in the past month, with an estimated 4 million children affected
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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.’
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