Tag: poverty

The Conservative government is shamefully failing elderly people. As the crisis in social care in England deepens, the government is considering ...

A ground-breaking book has tackled a UK health crisis head-on. And, using medical fact and psychological theory, it's managed to do ...

Britain's newest Labour councillor has called for "unity" among left-wing organisations, to counter the threat from the far right (and ...

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg is a man known for an overly posh accent and upper class heritage. And he recently suggested ...

A new report from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) shows how children from Bangladeshi slums work 64 hours a week ...

Theresa May's Conservative government is launching a fresh attack on some of the poorest people in society. The government is trying ...

Britain's youngest MP Mhairi Black's private member's bill to reform the benefits sanctions regime was debated in parliament on Friday ...

A homeless man has 'frozen to death' on the streets of Britain, on the coldest night of the year so ...

The London School of Economics (LSE) has come under heavy criticism for the treatment of some of its workers. The ...

One of Britain's youngest councillors is taking on Theresa May's government over poverty pay. And it's his peers he's fighting ...

One charity in South Wales just showed more compassion to people on benefits than the government has shown in six years. ...

Theresa May suffered another humiliating defeat on Thursday 17 November, as her own MPs turned against her and voted with ...

Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell just shone a stark light on the hidden victims of austerity. According to his new analysis, ...

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 ...