Sunday Times Rich List: Despicable evidence of Britain’s inequality
The gap between the poor and the super rich is growing. Kevin Gulliver writes about how the government could tackle this tragedy.
The gap between the poor and the super rich is growing. Kevin Gulliver writes about how the government could tackle this tragedy.
Stagnating wages and Tory austerity have forced millions of working families into poverty.
That’s 550,000 children – up 150,000 since 2010 when the Tories started the public sector pay freeze.
A judge has said that up to 18% of council tax imprisonments a year may be ‘unlawful’
Keith Taylor MEP launches ‘Hungry Christmas’ – a new report revealing the explosion in foodbank use in the second wealthiest region of the UK.
Phone up and ask the former chancellor – who is taking part in the charity telethon – why he loves food banks so much. Don’t phone up and donate money.
Academies – one of the coalition’s flagship policies in 2010 – have not lived up to any of Michael Gove’s big promises, a new report has found.
Rent-to-own company BrightHouse were recently fined £14m for exploiting customers and repossessing goods.
Participation in after school activities like volunteering and debating is falling, especially among children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Over half of those in poverty are in working families, a damning inditement of work in Tory Britain.