Tag: poverty

On 11 May, education secretary Damian Hinds announced the government is allocating £200m to expand grammar schools in the UK. ...

Despite what the DWP says, the reality of Universal Credit is ruining lives

25 April 2018

A report by Sky News, using figures from the National Housing Federation (NHF) and the Trussell Trust, has shown the devastating impact ...

It’s official: the government has increased benefits for the rich, while cutting them for the poor

24 April 2018

It's been revealed that since 2010 the government has increased the amount of state benefits to the richest 20% of the ...

Disabled people protesting outside parliament over government cuts

Leaked documents have revealed an ‘acute crisis’ for millions of disabled people

24 April 2018

A report leaked to a national newspaper has revealed an 'acute crisis' for disabled people in England. Sadly, its findings ...

Child with head in hands. Glasses of wine hungry children and luxury travel

While children are going hungry, the government spends millions on luxury travel

23 April 2018

Against a relentless backdrop of cuts, two Whitehall government departments have blown over £10m on luxury travel. This news comes ...

The three sisters in the latest production of Beasts

The true story of three sisters’ deaths is brought to life in a devastating play

21 April 2018

WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS REFERENCES TO PEOPLE TAKING THEIR OWN LIVES, WHICH MAY UPSET SOME READERS A play by a ...

A new book is offering a radical therapy for mental health issues

A groundbreaking new book is about to change the way we view mental health therapy

21 April 2018

A teacher has written a new book that offers an alternative view of mental health therapy. But far from being ...

One academic who claimed poor people shouldnt have children has just come unstuck

An academic who thinks poor people shouldn’t breed has just come unstuck

19 April 2018

An academic whose work has been likened to "eugenics" has come unstuck after he revealed some of his research was completely ...

The DWP has been linked to the homelessness crisis

The DWP’s most controversial reform has just been linked to the homelessness crisis

17 April 2018

A flagship Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) welfare reform is contributing to the homelessness crisis in England, according to ...

The DWP has been accused of ‘spreading misinformation’ about child poverty

by Sam Woolfe

26 March 2018

The BBC reported that “the number of children living in relative poverty in the UK has risen to 4.1m”. Over ...

Houses for sale, and a homeless man sitting on a bench

Homelessness has reached ‘dramatic proportions’ in the UK, says new report

23 March 2018

Homelessness has reached "dramatic proportions" in the UK, says a new report . For the lowest earning people, the cost ...

A group of Conservative politicians just told poor people it’s their fault they’re dying young

22 March 2018

During a public council meeting, a group of Conservative councillors literally pinned the blame for falling life expectancy on poor ...

The homelessness minister is ignorant of what’s driving homelessness. So we’ve set her straight.

by Nye Jones

19 March 2018

Homelessness is increasing. Under this government's rule, the number of people rough sleeping has grown by 169% while the number ...

Five bits of bad news Theresa May hoped she could bury under the Russia panic

by Kerry-Anne Mendoza

19 June 2022

Believe it or not, there are bad things happening in Britain that are unrelated to Russia. It's our job in ...

It’s not just school dinners. Tory austerity policy will plunge another 1.5m children into poverty.

14 March 2018

On 14 March, a new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) examining the "cumulative impact of tax ...

A lawyer has a withering message for the Tories who voted to cut free school meals

14 March 2018