Jack Monroe expertly takes down a new ‘poverty tourism’ show featuring the daughter of a millionaire Tory peer
Jack Monroe has expertly taken down a new 'poverty tourism' show featuring daughter of millionaire Tory peer Michelle Mone. Monroe ...
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The government’s new benefits savings scheme is peak hypocrisy
The government is preparing to roll out a scheme for people on Universal Credit to "save" money. But what it ...
Theresa May has announced her new Brexit secretary, and these comments show why we should all be worried
Theresa May has confirmed that former housing minister Dominic Raab will be taking over as Brexit secretary. But not everyone ...
As the UN investigates poverty in the UK, Tory millionaires pay to ride in Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Bentley
A senior UN investigator is set to examine the impact of Conservative austerity policy and the rise of poverty in ...
The UN has launched an almighty investigation into the Conservative government
The UN has launched an almighty investigation into the Conservative government, the Guardian has revealed. The UN’s special rapporteur on ...
Enough with period poverty. A new campaign aims to fix it.
A new campaign group is taking direct action against 'period poverty' in the UK, and it has the support of ...
Don’t believe Esther McVey. The latest employment statistics are not a success story for the DWP.
On 12 June, the Office for National Statistics published employment statistics for February to April 2018. Work and pensions secretary Esther ...
The DWP left a family so ‘desperate’ the father went on an armed robbery spree
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) was 'clawing back' so much money from a family of six that the ...
The DWP just quietly revealed the staggering scale of misery caused by Universal Credit
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has quietly revealed the extent to which Universal Credit is throwing claimants into ...
Here’s what the £30m royal wedding bill could have funded in Austerity Britain
Although the total figure isn't fully known, it's been widely reported that the royal wedding will cost £32m. What is known ...
The government is investing £200m in grammar schools and promoting a dangerous myth in the process
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
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
It's been revealed that since 2010 the government has increased the amount of state benefits to the richest 20% of the ...
Leaked documents have revealed an ‘acute crisis’ for millions of disabled people
A report leaked to a national newspaper has revealed an 'acute crisis' for disabled people in England. Sadly, its findings ...
While children are going hungry, the government spends millions on luxury travel
Against a relentless backdrop of cuts, two Whitehall government departments have blown over £10m on luxury travel. This news comes ...
The true story of three sisters’ deaths is brought to life in a devastating play
WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS REFERENCES TO PEOPLE TAKING THEIR OWN LIVES, WHICH MAY UPSET SOME READERS A play by a ...
A groundbreaking new book is about to change the way we view mental health therapy
A teacher has written a new book that offers an alternative view of mental health therapy. But far from being ...
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