Tag: poverty

The Conservative government has been slammed for "systematic" human rights abuses, right here in the UK. The UN has condemned ...

While the world is focused on the US presidential elections, an attack is underway on children's services in England. A ...

The retail giant John Lewis has come under heavy criticism for the treatment of some of its workers. United Voices ...

As noted by The Canary last week, the new, lower national benefit cap comes into effect from 7 November. Over ...

A radical film cooperative has released a series of 'shorts', tackling the issue of precarious employment in the UK. WellRedFilms ...

Work and Pensions Secretary Damian Green has accused Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winning film I, Daniel Blake of being "monstrously ...

On Friday 21 October, Scottish courts rejected a challenge by the Scottish Whisky Association (SWA) against minimum pricing on alcohol. ...

A radical new project is tackling homelessness on the streets of Barcelona. Set up by an entrepreneur and crowdfunded by ...

The film I, Daniel Blake, directed by Ken Loach, premiered in London on Tuesday 18 October. And while the movie ...

A group of heroic workers is trying to raise money this Christmas for the UK's countless food banks. The UK Miners ...

A council has tried to forcibly evict a group of homeless people from the centre of Leeds by taking them ...

On Monday 3 October, Chancellor Philip Hammond boasted that the Conservatives were "the most successful party in British political history". ...

Britain's biggest 'fat cat' boss earned in 45 minutes what the average worker earns in a year, a new study ...

IN MY VIEW Cornwall is often ignored by the political elites. Our idyllic coastline and picturesque villages make great holiday ...

A retired vicar is facing jail time after refusing to pay his council tax in protest over the poverty that the ...

A jaw-dropping report on poverty has just been released by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It identifies the amount of taxpayer ...

A staggering new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) reveals the full extent of the damage done by ...