How reliable are ‘official’ statistics on public policy?
From debt and welfare cuts to poverty and flood defences, we need accurate data to judge our government’s record
From debt and welfare cuts to poverty and flood defences, we need accurate data to judge our government’s record
The Nairobi deal hasn’t changed what remains a fundamentally unfair system of global trade
We find examples from December of increasing food bank use. Is this the news we can expect of a government fully committed to assaulting poverty?
The poorest families in Scotland face the prospect of being more than £800 a year worse off as a result of the Chancellor’s plans for spending and benefits.
New research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that there are almost half a million more young people in poverty than a decade ago
The Trussell Trust estimates that between April and September, approximately 298,000 people visited foodbanks
Trust for London warns that soaring rents and low pay are pushing people into homelessness
13,850 households were accepted as homeless between April and June of this year
13,850 households were accepted as homeless between April and June of this year
A higher minimum wage of £8 an hour would not lead to significant job losses in London