Number of people living in absolute poverty rises to almost 11 million
New official figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show that the number of people living in…
Poverty
What are charities for?
“when I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor,…
It’s time to end poverty pay
Ed Miliband will today announce a policy that will significantly improve the lives of millions of working people.…
Harnessing the power arts and culture in Wales
Today sees the launch of an exciting report in Wales calling for a change in the way our…
Miliband’s focus on ‘cost-of-living’ is more radical and broader than most realise
At an event on changing attitudes to poverty recently, a colleague remarked that the Labour Party had almost…
Don’t leave the world’s one billion people with disabilities behind
The Labour Party’s commitment to reducing poverty in developing countries is a historic one; it’s at the heart…
Cameron has presided over an astonishing and avoidable rise in poverty
Working parents are simply not earning enough to escape poverty. That was the recent, damning verdict of the…
Michael Gove: in denial about families who use foodbanks
This week the Education Secretary, Michael Gove, added himself to an unglorious list of Tory frontbenchers who are…
Labour voters are turning against the poor – Media roundup: May 14th, 2013
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Poverty is political
The launch of the Enough Food IF campaign by a wide spectrum of British NGOs is to be…
