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Intelligent and passionate speech by Lyn on the recent violent deaths of 9 young men (and children) in West Ham.
Is it really no coincidence that 65% of Newham children are brought up in poverty while living in one of the richest cities in the world? …Read more…
“Poor pay has left many public sector families desperately watching the pennies,” comments UNISON
The article Government pay policies are pushing children into poverty, says TUC first appeared on…Read more…
UNISON says the policy is pushing families into poverty
The article Two-child tax policy exposes the hypocrisy of the Prime Minster, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Poverty pay should have no place in the NHS.
The article Make the NHS a living wage employer says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
The shocking news that a homeless person dies every three weeks in Edinburgh highlights the extreme consequences of poverty and neglect in our society. Millions more are struggling in poverty every…Read more…
Hundreds of “hidden” food banks have revealed record levels of food poverty in the UK. Research from the Independent Food Aid Network (Ifan) indicates that the true level of food poverty…Read more…
I was struck by the coincidence of two news items yesterday. On the one hand, the World Economic Forum highlighted rising income inequality as one of four “global risks in 2017” because it threatens social cohesion and democratic societies’ ability to take action on other problems. On the other,…Read more…
The rise of food banks are the most visible face of the poverty crisis affecting the UK in 2017 – they’re the country’s new emergency service. We spent a few days at one to find out more
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As Britain succumbs to a poverty crisis, food banks are calling on people’s support to help those less fortunate, including children, who are facing hunger
The article Food banks hope to give…Read more…
More than 7m people from working families are living in poverty with high rents and insecure tenancies often to blame, a damning new study has found. The report, carried out by the New Policy…Read more…
Official statistics show that you’re more likely to be a victim of violent crime or domestic abuse if you are a woman and if you live in a poorer part of the country. A woman living in one of the most deprived parts of the country is nearly four times as likely as a man…
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Unite is teaming up with anti-poverty charity Trussell Trust and calling on the public to help families facing hunger this Christmas as foodbanks’ busiest month of the year begins. Find out…Read more…
The causes of poverty and inequality are well understood, we now need to have the difficult conversations about taking action.
All this week, BBC Scotland have been running a series of features…Read more…
Unite says politicians need to support public ownership of energy companies if they are serious about tackling the country’s fuel poverty crisis. Yesterday (November 3) Scottish Housing…Read more…
Important though actions to ameliorate poverty are in the short-term, it is through preventative spending and early interventions that we will begin to eradicate poverty in Scotland. One of the most…Read more…
Director Ken Loach talks about his acclaimed new film, which deals with the ‘conscious cruelty’ of the benefits system, leading people towards food banks and homelessness
The article ‘What kind of…Read more…
Over the summer, Tony Blair did some thinking. He came to the conclusion that he is baffled by the rise of Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. The high priest of the third way has confessed that he…Read more…
Poverty costs the UK £78bn a year in public spending and lost tax, new research into the effects of deprivation on Britain’s finances has found. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) ‘Counting…Read more…
Whether they are working to support children and families, or facing low pay themselves, UNISON members know the human cost of poverty
The article Invest to tackle the scourge of poverty first…Read more…
Falling levels of home ownership and a reliance on state benefits mean that middle income families now have more in common with poor households than wealthy ones, with working families becoming the…Read more…